sexennial
Six-year interval marker
Sexennial describes something that occurs every six years or lasts for six years.
The term appears primarily in formal or technical contexts, such as describing election cycles, anniversaries, or periodic reviews.
The committee conducts a sexennial assessment of the program's effectiveness.
The related noun sexennium denotes a six-year period.
Every eighth year
- periodicityRecurring at regular intervals
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- intervalDuration between two points
- rotationTurning on an axis
succession · alternation · rhythm · pattern · regularity · frequency · repetition · calendar
Formally registering a choice
- ballotsVoting forms
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- democracyRule by the people
- constituentsParts of a whole
primaries · referendum · polling · suffrage · electorate · senatorial · term-limits · reelection
Festive event marking occasion
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
festivity · observance · tribute · recognition · reunion · gathering · ceremony · tradition
Happening only occasionally
- uncommonSeldom occurring or found
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- occasionalHappening at intervals
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
unusual · exceptional · rare · seldom · scarce
octennial
Every eighth year
- periodicityRecurring at regular intervals
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- intervalDuration between two points
rotation · succession · alternation · rhythm · pattern · regularity · frequency · repetition · calendar · schedule
voting
Formally registering a choice
constituents · primaries · referendum · polling · suffrage · electorate · senatorial · term-limits · reelection · incumbency
celebration
Festive event marking occasion
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
memorial · festivity · observance · tribute · recognition · reunion · gathering · ceremony · tradition · honoring
infrequent
Happening only occasionally
- uncommonSeldom occurring or found
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- occasionalHappening at intervals
annual, perennial, centennial, biennial, sextuplets, millennial, triennial, decennial, quadrennial