at the pleasure of (someone)

idiom

used to say that something is done or can be done because someone wants it to be done
I serve at the pleasure of the president, and I will continue to serve as long as the president wants me to.

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But an aide to Trump fired Dellinger, who doesn’t serve at the pleasure of the president, on the night of Feb. 7 in a one-sentence email. Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025 The Policy And Politics Of Regulation Unlike Cabinet positions, which serve at the pleasure of the president, agencies like the SEC are independent by design, meaning their leadership is not supposed to shift with every administration. Tonya M. Evans, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 Ultimately these inspectors general serve at the pleasure of the president. Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025 What's inside: Norris, who makes just over $274,000 a year, serves at the pleasure of supervisors and can be terminated for any reason at any time, according to the contract. Jason Clayworth, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at the pleasure of (someone)

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“At the pleasure of (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20pleasure%20of%20%28someone%29. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.

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