term-limit
Reelection restriction imposed
Term-limit functions as a verb meaning to restrict someone's tenure through term limits—laws that cap how long a person can hold office.
Politicians who are term-limited cannot seek reelection regardless of popularity: The governor is term-limited and can't run again.
The verb emerged from the noun phrase term limit, which describes the restriction itself.
Holding an official position
- tenureProtected employment status
- reelectionVoting someone back in
- successionFollowing in order
- rotationTurning on an axis
amendment · constitution · legislation · mandate · restriction · oversight · accountability · regulation
Ballot-casting citizen
- electorateEligible voting body
- ballotVoting document
- electionOrganized public voting
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
rotation · renewal · transition · accountability · representation · check · balance · power
Holding an official position
- entrenchmentFortified or fixed position
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- seniorityRank from length of service
continuity · experience · corruption · complacency · patronage · cronyism · gerrymandering · perpetuation
incumbency
Holding an official position
- tenureProtected employment status
- reelectionVoting someone back in
- successionFollowing in order
rotation · amendment · constitution · legislation · mandate · restriction · oversight · accountability · regulation · parliament
voter
Ballot-casting citizen
- electorateEligible voting body
- ballotVoting document
- electionOrganized public voting
campaign · rotation · renewal · transition · accountability · representation · check · balance · power · cycle
incumbency
Holding an official position
- entrenchmentFortified or fixed position
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
seniority · continuity · experience · corruption · complacency · patronage · cronyism · gerrymandering · perpetuation
term-limitlifetime appointment
Role ending only at death
sinecure · hereditary succession · permanent position · monarchy
term-limitautocracy
Rule by one
dictatorship · one-party rule · authoritarianism · entrenchment · power consolidation
term, terms, termed, terming, terminal, terminate, terminated, terminates, terminating