term limit

noun

: a specified number of terms that a person in office is allowed to serve

He is in favor of term limits for members of Congress.

Examples of term limit in a Sentence

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The president has, on more than one occasion, refused to rule out a third term, something that could only happen if Congress were to change the 22nd Amendment, which establishes a two-term limit for presidents. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026

That would put him well beyond the 12-year term limit introduced in the post-Blatter reforms, but the FIFA Council—which critics say Infantino closely controls—determined that his first term did not count. — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026

Surely that is more likely than Infantino changing the statutes (again) to scrap the three-term limit to stretch his FIFA stay beyond 2031? — Matt Slater, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Trump, of course, can't run for president in 2028 per the Constitution's two-term limit. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Rhymes for term limit

• delimit