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seniority

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sen·ior·i·ty  (sn-yôr-t, -yr-)
n.
1. The state of being older than another or others or higher in rank than another or others.
2. Precedence of position, especially precedence over others of the same rank by reason of a longer span of service.

seniority
Noun
pl -ties
1. the state of being senior
2. degree of power or importance in an organization from length of continuous service

Seniority seniors or senior Fellows of a college, 1678.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.seniorityseniority - higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service
high status - a position of superior status
2.seniority - the property of being long-lived
oldness - the opposite of youngness

seniority
noun superiority, rank, priority, precedence, longer service
Translations
seniority [siːnɪˈɔrɪtɪ] nantigüedad f;
(in rank) → rango superior
seniority [siːnɪˈɔrɪtɪ] npriorité f d'âge, ancienneté f;
(in rank) → supériorité f (hiérarchique)
seniority [siːnɪˈɔrɪtɪ] senior n (in service) → (längere) Betriebszugehörigkeit f;
(in rank) → (höhere) Position f
seniority [siːnɪˈɔrɪtɪ] nanzianità;
(in rank) → superiorità


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The government of children should be kingly; for the power of the father over the child is founded in affection and seniority, which is a species of kingly government; for which reason Homer very properly calls Jupiter "the father of gods and men," who was king of both these; for nature requires that a king should be of the same species with those whom he governs, though superior in some particulars, as is the case between the elder and the younger, the father and the son.
We were a single family of only twelve, in this rare fabric, among which I remember that I occupied the seventh place in the order of arrangement, and of course in the order of seniority also.
The command of the left flank belonged by seniority to the commander of the regiment Kutuzov had reviewed at Braunau and in which Dolokhov was serving as a private.
 
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