term-limits
Mandated departure dates
Term limits are restrictions on how many times a person can hold a particular office or how long they can serve in it.
The concept most often appears in debates about political power: Many states impose term limits on governors.
Advocates argue they prevent entrenchment; critics say they waste experienced legislators.
In the U.S., presidents face term limits but most members of Congress do not.
Holding an official position
- successionFollowing in order
- rotationTurning on an axis
- statuteEnacted written rule
- amendmentChange to official text
regulation · mandate · restriction · cap · duration · office · eligibility · provision
Change to official text
- changeTo make different
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- progressMovement toward improvement
transformation · revision · restructuring · renewal · modification · repeal · initiative · referendum
Turning on an axis
- representationDepiction or likeness
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- checksBank payment documents
- balancesKeeps from toppling
power · decentralization · civic · engagement · pluralism · transparency · sovereignty · activism
Current position holder
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- ballotVoting document
- voterBallot-casting citizen
electorate · turnout · reelection · candidacy · lame-duck · competitive · outsider · newcomer
incumbency
Holding an official position
- successionFollowing in order
- rotationTurning on an axis
- statuteEnacted written rule
amendment · regulation · mandate · restriction · cap · duration · office · eligibility · provision · continuity
amendment
Change to official text
- changeTo make different
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
progress · transformation · revision · restructuring · renewal · modification · repeal · initiative · referendum · advocacy
rotation
Turning on an axis
- representationDepiction or likeness
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- checksBank payment documents
balances · power · decentralization · civic · engagement · pluralism · transparency · sovereignty · activism · entrenchment
incumbent
Current position holder
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- ballotVoting document
voter · electorate · turnout · reelection · candidacy · lame-duck · competitive · outsider · newcomer · entrenched
service
Aid or maintenance
session · stretch · span · cycle · interval · reign · years · consecutive · maximum · lifetime
term-limitsdictatorship
Unchecked single-ruler government
autocracy · monarchy · entrenchment · one-party rule · absolute rule
term-limitscareerism
Excessive focus on advancement
incumbent advantage · machine politics · seniority system · patronage · political dynasty
term, terms, termed, terming, terminal, terminate, termination, terminology, terminus