quadrennial
Once per olympiad
Quadrennial describes something that happens every four years or lasts for four years.
The most familiar quadrennial events are elections and the Olympics: The quadrennial presidential race dominates American news cycles.
As a noun, a quadrennial is an event occurring on a four-year cycle.
The related noun quadrennium denotes a four-year period.
Repeating sequence of events
- recurringHappening repeatedly over time
- intervalDuration between two points
- rotationTurning on an axis
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
quinquennial · decennial · recurrence · regular · scheduled · periodic · frequency · calendar
Second month, often shortest
- 29thOne past twenty-eighth
- GregorianNamed for a pope
- calendarDate-tracking system
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
synchronization · extra · day · timekeeping · correction · 366 · leaplings · birthday
Of the highest office
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- votingFormally registering a choice
- ballotVoting document
- candidatesThose seeking selection
primaries · caucus · debate · platform · electorate · polling · suffrage · turnout
Organized competitive activities
- athletesSports competitors
- medalsAwards for achievement
- torchHandheld burning light source
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
host · summer · winter · opening · closing · parade · nations · sportsmanship
International soccer authority
- soccerField sport with goals
- footballField sport with goals
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- teamsOrganized cooperative groups
trophy · qualifiers · knockout · finals · host country · stadium · fans · championship
cycle
Repeating sequence of events
- recurringHappening repeatedly over time
- intervalDuration between two points
- rotationTurning on an axis
sequence · quinquennial · decennial · recurrence · regular · scheduled · periodic · frequency · calendar · anniversary
February
Second month, often shortest
adjustment · synchronization · extra · day · timekeeping · correction · 366 · leaplings · birthday
presidential
Of the highest office
candidates · primaries · caucus · debate · platform · electorate · polling · suffrage · turnout · incumbent
games
Organized competitive activities
ceremony · host · summer · winter · opening · closing · parade · nations · sportsmanship · records
FIFA
International soccer authority
- soccerField sport with goals
- footballField sport with goals
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
teams · trophy · qualifiers · knockout · finals · host country · stadium · fans · championship · group stage
quadrennialone-time
Occurring only once
singular · nonrecurring · sporadic · irregular · occasional
annual, perennial, annually, millennium, centennial, biennial, millennial, triennial, perennials