seniority

noun

Definition of senioritynext
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as in senility

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as in privilege

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Recent Examples of seniority This moment is redefining what engineering work looks like, how value is created, what seniority truly means and how high-performing teams operate. — Ameya Kanitkar, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The chief justice speaks first, followed by the rest of the court in order of seniority. — The Conversation, 24 June 2026 New York is best served by having members with seniority. — Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026 Marshall is just below Murkowski in terms of seniority. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for seniority
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seniority
  1. senility
  2. privilege
  3. maturity
  4. precedence
  5. dotage
  6. prerogative
  7. ripeness
  8. preference
Noun
  • Trump has boosted a conspiracy theory that Biden’s administration used the autopen without his knowledge to cover up his alleged senility.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • Then the interview happens, and Thomas is swinging between lucidity and senility, and a million things about their relationship come up, and the fiction records the interview the phone couldn’t capture.
    — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Definition of senility
Noun
  • The rhythm and schedule of a World Cup does not allow England such privileges.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • For Catherine, most of these dietary rules are about practicality rather than privilege.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 July 2026
Definition of privilege
Noun
  • When questions are not really questions Children don’t have the experience or emotional maturity to weigh in on every decision or determine what happens next.
    — Siggie Cohen, CNBC, 4 July 2026
  • The teenage phenom is able to complement his obvious technical skills with a flair and maturity in high-pressure situations that is well beyond his years.
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Definition of maturity
Noun
  • Jack is an important part of Hollis’s life now, but not the primary source of her happiness; her cooking community, her friendships with Tatum, Dru, and Brooke, and her relationship with Caroline take precedence.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • Administration officials argue that immediate humanitarian needs must take precedence.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Definition of precedence
Noun
  • Far from being a sign of dotage, scientists concurred, music practice in old age confers all kinds of cognitive benefits.
    — Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
  • In his basketball dotage, Kyle Lowry is getting soft.
    — Eric Koreen, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of dotage
Noun
  • Exercising the prerogatives of citizenship meant a wearying, lifelong battle to mitigate harm—one that would invariably fail, as the experiences of one generation faded out of living memory and another one picked up the same arguments and same ideas to reconfigure them in new ways.
    — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • But the mother of congressional prerogatives (enshrined in Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the Constitution) is the power to declare war.
    — Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Definition of prerogative
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  • If growing or picking English cucumbers, pick them at their height of ripeness because after they are picked, they are done ripening.
    — Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
  • To determine the ripeness of a yellow watermelon, look for a yellow spot on the rind.
    — Christine Fiorentino, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2026
Definition of ripeness
Noun
  • The company also noted its preference that vulnerability reporters follow a coordinated disclosure policy.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
  • William has also said on several occasions that his children are free to choose their favorite team without feeling obligated to follow their father’s preferences.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026
Definition of preference

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