term limit
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
These included stronger congressional oversight, a 10-year term limit for FBI directors and investigative guidelines issued by the attorney general.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2025
He wants to see ministers use the legislation to make other changes including a 20 year term limit for new peers and a restriction on the size of the house.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2025
He ran for reelection Sunday in defiance of a constitutional term limit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 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
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