quinquennial
adjective
quin·quen·ni·al
kwin-ˈkwe-nē-əl 
kwiŋ-
1
: consisting of or lasting for five years
2
: occurring or being done every five years
quinquennial
noun
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In its quinquennial report card on the state of U.S. infrastructure, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave a bunch of Ds to America’s water infrastructure.
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Peter Green, Quartz, 6 July 2024
The supervisory board of Documenta has revealed a new six-person finding committee for the quinquennial event’s sixteenth edition, set to open in Kassel in 2027.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 July 2024
After Venice Biennale, their hope is to participate in other international shows, such as the quinquennial exhibition documenta in Kassel or the European nomadic biennial Manifesta.
—Osman Can Yerebakan, Town & Country, 24 Mar. 2022
The fifth edition of Greater New York, a quinquennial survey at MoMA PS1, was delayed a year by the pandemic.
—Andrea K. Scott, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2021
Clocking in at whopping 864 pages, the quinquennial legislation is a good place to bury a multitude of giveaways for supporters and ensure provisions last for at least five years.
—Roslyn Layton, Forbes, 26 May 2021
Next year, Congress is supposed to introduce the quinquennial Farm Bill, which among many other things can fund programs to help nutrient management.
—Emily Atkin, New Republic, 13 Dec. 2017
On Wednesday, more than two thousand delegates from China’s ruling Communist Party will assemble in Beijing for their quinquennial party congress, the 19th such session held since the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949.
—Clay Chandler, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2017
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Peter Green, Quartz, 6 July 2024
The supervisory board of Documenta has revealed a new six-person finding committee for the quinquennial event’s sixteenth edition, set to open in Kassel in 2027.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 July 2024
After Venice Biennale, their hope is to participate in other international shows, such as the quinquennial exhibition documenta in Kassel or the European nomadic biennial Manifesta.
—Osman Can Yerebakan, Town & Country, 24 Mar. 2022
The fifth edition of Greater New York, a quinquennial survey at MoMA PS1, was delayed a year by the pandemic.
—Andrea K. Scott, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2021
Clocking in at whopping 864 pages, the quinquennial legislation is a good place to bury a multitude of giveaways for supporters and ensure provisions last for at least five years.
—Roslyn Layton, Forbes, 26 May 2021
Next year, Congress is supposed to introduce the quinquennial Farm Bill, which among many other things can fund programs to help nutrient management.
—Emily Atkin, New Republic, 13 Dec. 2017
On Wednesday, more than two thousand delegates from China’s ruling Communist Party will assemble in Beijing for their quinquennial party congress, the 19th such session held since the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949.
—Clay Chandler, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2017
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“Quinquennial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quinquennial. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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