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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Example Sentences

Sitting Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom cannot run again due to term limit rules, and other politicians with statewide name recognition – such as former Vice-President Kamala Harris – declined to run.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Price, who is set to leave the City Council after reaching his term limit at the end of the year, declined to comment after the hearing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

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