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.
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Since then, second-term presidents traditionally raised money for congressional or state-level candidates but not their own campaigns because of the term limit.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Since then, some presidents have expressed second thoughts about the term limit.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
In 1958, Minnesota adopted an amendment that allowed governors to serve four-year terms without a term limit.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Political scientist and term limit scholar Michael Korzi gives a lot more credit to the nation’s third president, Thomas Jefferson.
—Mark Satta, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2025
If the term limit is lifted, he could be elected a fourth time – and potentially beyond.
—Ahmet T. Kuru, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
There’s a financial point and/or term limit the Rams are unlikely to cross, even if Stafford undoubtedly gives them their best chance to make a run in 2025.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The Context Turner served as Houston's mayor for eight years after being elected in 2015, reaching the city's term limit.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Other proposals included a term limit for institute directors with a maximum duration of two terms, adding new oversight measures for grantees and adding new restrictions on research grants that present national security risks.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Since then, some presidents have expressed second thoughts about the term limit.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
In 1958, Minnesota adopted an amendment that allowed governors to serve four-year terms without a term limit.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Political scientist and term limit scholar Michael Korzi gives a lot more credit to the nation’s third president, Thomas Jefferson.
—Mark Satta, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2025
If the term limit is lifted, he could be elected a fourth time – and potentially beyond.
—Ahmet T. Kuru, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
There’s a financial point and/or term limit the Rams are unlikely to cross, even if Stafford undoubtedly gives them their best chance to make a run in 2025.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The Context Turner served as Houston's mayor for eight years after being elected in 2015, reaching the city's term limit.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Other proposals included a term limit for institute directors with a maximum duration of two terms, adding new oversight measures for grantees and adding new restrictions on research grants that present national security risks.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Term limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/term%20limit. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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