term limit
term limit noun: the maximum number of terms that a person may legally serve in a particular elected office. Also the alternative spelling of term-limit.
Noun
term limit (plural term limits)
- The maximum number of terms that a person may legally serve in a particular elected office.
- Attorney Gordon cites no authority for his interpretation of the Twenty-Second Amendment, which is contrary to the Amendment's plain meaning. Application of the term limit turns on whether an individual has actually been elected President twice, not on beliefs or assertions about that fact. Cf....2023 December 28, Shenna Bellows, “Ruling of the Secretary of State”, in State of Maine Secretary of State, archived from the original on 29 Dec 2023, page 15
Also used as
term limit is also the alternative spelling of term-limit.
Forms of term limit
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | term limits |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | term limits |
| present participle | term limiting |
| past participle | term limited |
| past | term limited |
Questions about term limit
- What does term limit mean?
- Term limit means the maximum number of terms that a person may legally serve in a particular elected office.
- What part of speech is term limit?
- Term limit is a noun.
- What is the plural of term limit?
- The plural of term limit is term limits.
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