take an oath

“Law enforcement officers not only take an oath to uphold the law, but are held to the highest standards of accountability and integrity,” stated the department.

And in 2023, when giving his final speech as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Gen Milley said the military did not take an oath to a "wannabe dictator".

Vance will also take an oath of office before he formally assumes the position of vice-president.

Although all military personnel take an oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States,” the oath taken by enlisted service members, who make up the majority of the military, states: “I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.”

In Canada - a Commonwealth country and former British colony - most elected officials have to take an oath in which they swear or affirm they "will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles III" and his "heirs and successors according to law".