'holdover' definitions:
Definition of 'holdover'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'holdover'
From: GCIDE
- holdover \holdover\ n. Any person or thing remaining from a previous period of use, tenure, etc; Specifically: an official who remains in office after his term.
- Syn: hangover. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'holdover'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- afterglow,
- afterimage,
- balance,
- butt,
- butt end,
- candle ends,
- chaff,
- debris,
- detritus,
- end,
- fag end,
- filings,
- fossil,
- husks,
- incumbent,
- ins,
- jack-in-office,
- lame duck,
- leavings,
- leftovers,
- new broom,
- odds and ends,
- office-bearer,
- officeholder,
- offscourings,
- orts,
- parings,
- president-elect,
- public official,
- public servant,
- rags,
- refuse,
- relics,
- remainder,
- remains,
- remnant,
- residue,
- residuum,
- rest,
- roach,
- rubbish,
- ruins,
- rump,
- sawdust,
- scourings,
- scraps,
- shadow,
- shavings,
- straw,
- stubble,
- stump,
- survival,
- sweepings,
- trace,
- vestige,
- waste