term limit
Americannoun
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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
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
“We’ll see what the definition of term limit is.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
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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