term of office

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Noun1.term of office - the term during which some position is held
term - a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"
presidency, presidential term, administration - the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration"
vice-presidency, vice-presidential term - the tenure of a vice president
episcopate - the term of office of a bishop
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Consequently, his whole term of office was wasted in quarrels with the Legislature.
House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano first threatened to trim down the term of office of senators if they will be cool to the proposed term extension for congressmen and Charter change.
It will be up to the Filipino people to decide to either extend or limit the term of office for senators in a plebiscite should amendments to the 1987 Constitution be introduced, Malacanang said on Thursday.
That is when his current term of office is due to expire.
Dame Vera Baird was re-elected in May 2016 as Police Commission and her term of office expires in May 2020; she should complete her term of office.
Article 215 of the Constitution in its amended form reads: 'The Commissioner [and a member] shall, subject to this Article, hold office for a term of five years from the day he enters upon his office.' A proviso to the article reads: 'Provided that two of the members shall retire after the expiration of the first two and a half years and two shall retire after the expiration of the next two and a half years: Provided further that the Commission shall for the first term of office of members draw a lot as to which two members shall retire after the first two and a half years.'
Al-Basher who met, Wednesday, the Brazilian Ambassador on the occasion of the expiry of his term of office in Sudan, has underlined that the two countries could realize fruitfull cooperation based on the huge resources they enjoy.
Paul Patel, Louis Paletta, Davy Toussaint, Henri Guelff and Sebastian Woitas were elected as members of the board of directors for a term of office ending at the end of the next Annual General Meeting in 2019.
In political theory, 'term of office' and 'tenure of office' are terms oftentimes contrasted with each other.
Keeping in view the above fact in light of Article 248 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, protection has been provided to the President and as per Article 248 (2) of the Constitution, no criminal proceeding whatsoever shall be instituted or continued against the President or a Governor in any court during term of office,' ATC Judge Syed Kausar Abbasi Zaidi wrote in an order.
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