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term limiting

term limiting is the present participle of term limit.

Meaning of term limit

Noun

term limit (plural term limits)

  1. 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

Questions about term limiting

What is term limiting the present participle of?
Term limiting is the present participle of term limit.

Words near term limiting in the dictionary

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  8. term loan
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