term-limit

term-limit
To remove (someone) from an elected position by limiting the number of terms he can serve.

Should we start being sad that he is being term-limited out of office at the end of the year?


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  • term limit — maximum limit on the number of years a public official is allowed to hold a particular position …   English contemporary dictionary

  • term limit — noun a) A legal restriction that limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. b) The maximum number of terms one may legally serve in a particular elected office …   Wiktionary

  • Term limits in the United States — Term limits to offices in the United States:Historical backgroundTerm limits, or Rotation in office, dates back to the American Revolution, and prior to that to the democracies and republics of antiquity. The council of 500 in ancient Athens… …   Wikipedia

  • Term limits in Oregon — Term limits legislation – term limits for state and federal office holders – has been a recurring political issue in the U.S. state of Oregon since 1992. In that year s general election, Oregon voters approved Ballot Measure 3, an initiative that …   Wikipedia

  • Term of office — or term in office refers to the length of time a person (usually a politician) serves in a particular office. Contents 1 United Kingdom 1.1 Prime Minister 1.2 Devolved Administrations 2 …   Wikipedia

  • term — term1 [ tɜrm ] noun *** ▸ 1 word/phrase for someone/something ▸ 2 for considering aspects ▸ 3 period of time ▸ 4 end of period something lasts ▸ 5 in mathematics ▸ 6 conditions of agreement ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a word or phrase used for… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • limit# — limit n Limit, bound, confine, end, term are comparable when they mean an actual or imaginary line beyond which a thing does not or cannot extend. Limit is the most inclusive of these terms because it carries no necessary implication of number,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Term — Term, n. [F. terme, L. termen, inis, terminus, a boundary limit, end; akin to Gr. ?, ?. See {Thrum} a tuft, and cf. {Terminus}, {Determine}, {Exterminate}.] 1. That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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