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

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

Two-time Republican Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is up against his term limit and unable to run again, widening the field of possible replacements.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 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

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