seniority rule
nounDefinition of seniority rule
1 : a rule in the U.S. Congress by which members have their choice of committee assignments in order of rank based solely on length of service
2 : a rule in the U.S. Congress by which the member of the majority party who has served longest on a committee receives the chairmanship
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