seniority rule
nounU.S. Politics.
the custom in Congress providing for the assignment of a committee chairpersonship to that member of the majority party who has served on the committee the longest.
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How to use seniority rule in a sentence
I had to have, under the seniority rule of the service, a wooden man for its commander.
Sword and Pen | John Algernon OwensBoth irregulars will then attain places of vast power unless the seniority rule is abrogated.
Behind the Mirrors | Clinton W. Gilbert
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