term limit

American  

noun

1. Often term limits. a statutory limit on the number of terms an official may serve.

   the Twenty-second Amendment, which imposed term limits on U.S. presidents.

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term limit

Under California law, they argue, only terms served after that change can count toward the term limit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

This latter post is subject to no term limit.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025

Cohen’s comments come after the Vermont-based brand said on Monday that it plans to set a nine-year term limit for board directors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

Robinson will now go head-to-head with Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein to become the elected successor of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who has maxed out his term limit after two consecutive terms.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2024

Thoughts of a third term were quickly dismissed—even though there was no term limit for the presidency at the time, as there is today.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis