Tra từ oath - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

oath [oath oaths] BrE [əʊθ] NAmE [oʊθ] noun (pl. oathsBrE [əʊðz] ; NAmE [oʊðz] )
1. a formal promise to do sth or a formal statement that sth is true
•to take/swear an oath of allegiance
•Before giving evidence, witnesses in court have to take the oath (= promise to tell the truth).
•All members had to swear a solemn oath never to reveal the secrets of the organization.
•You are bound by oath to tell the truth.
2. (old-fashioned)an offensive word or phrase used to express anger, surprise, etc; a swear word
•She heard the sound of breaking glass, followed by a muttered oath.
Idiom: ↑on oath

Word Origin:
Old English āth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eed and German Eid.

Collocations:
Voting in elections
Running for election
conduct/hold an election/a referendum
(especially NAmE) run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House
(especially BrE) stand for election/office/Parliament/the Labour Party/a second term
hold/call/contest a general/national election
launch/run a presidential election campaign
support/back a candidate
sway/convince/persuade voters/the electorate
appeal to/attract/woo/target (NAmE) swing voters/(BrE) floating voters
fix/rig/steal an election/the vote
Voting
go to/be turned away from (especially BrE) a polling station/(NAmE) a polling place
cast a/your vote/ballot (for sb)
vote for the Conservative candidate/the Democratic party
mark/spoil your ballot paper
count (BrE) the postal votes/(especially NAmE) the absentee ballots
go to/be defeated at the ballot box
get/win/receive/lose votes
get/win (60% of) the popular/black/Hispanic/Latino/Muslim vote
win the election/(in the US) the primaries/a seat in Parliament/a majority/power
lose an election/the vote/your majority/your seat
win/come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party)
elect/re-elect sb (as) mayor/president/an MP/senator/congressman/congresswoman
Taking power
be sworn into office/in as president
take/administer (in the US) the oath of office
swear/take (in the UK) an/the oath of allegiance
give/deliver (in the US) the president's inaugural address
take/enter/hold/leave office
appoint sb (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister
form a government/a cabinet
serve two terms as prime minister/in office
more collocations at ↑economy, ↑politics

Example Bank:
•He swore on oath that he had never seen me before.
•He took an oath of allegiance to his adopted country.
•Only a judge is allowed to administer the oath.
•Witnesses must testify under oath.
•a doctor's Hippocratic oath
•an oath of allegiance/loyalty
•All the barons were called on to swear an oath of allegiance to the king.
•Before giving evidence, witnesses in court have to take the oath.