term (of office)

  • 1Term 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 …

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  • 2term of office — noun the term during which some position is held (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑tenure, ↑incumbency • Derivationally related forms: ↑incumbent (for: ↑incumbency), ↑tenure ( …

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  • 3term of office — A fixed and definite period of time during which the incumbent of an office is to hold it. Collison v State, 39 Del 460, 2 A2d 97, 119 ALR 1422. The time during which one regularly chosen by election or appointment and inducted into office is… …

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  • 4term of office — period of time that one is in service …

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  • 5Term — may refer to: *Term (computers) or terminal emulator, a program that emulates a video terminal *Term (language) or terminology, a word or compound word used in a specific context *Term (mathematics), a component of a mathematical expression… …

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  • 6Office of Rail Regulation — Non ministerial government department overview Formed July 5, 2004 (2004 07 05) …

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  • 7term — n often attrib 1: a specified period of time the policy term 2: the whole period for which an estate is granted; also: the estate itself 3 a: the period in which the powers of a court may be validly exercised b …

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  • 8Office of National Drug Control Policy — Seal of the ONDCP The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), a former cabinet level[1] component of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, was established in 1989 by the Anti Drug Abuse Act of 1988. Its… …

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  • 9term — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 word or group of words ADJECTIVE ▪ specific ▪ blanket, broad, general, generic, umbrella ▪ descriptive …

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  • 10term — A word or phrase; an expression; particularly one which possesses a fixed and known meaning in some science, art, or profession. A fixed and definite period of time; implying a period of time with some definite termination. First Citizens Bank &… …

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