term of service
Contracted employment duration
A term of service is the duration of an obligation or appointment—how long someone serves in a position or fulfills a commitment: His term of service in the Navy was four years, The president's term of service expires in January.
In the plural, terms of service are the legal conditions governing use of a website or software, typically presented as a lengthy agreement users must accept: I didn't read the terms of service before clicking agree.
- agreementShared position between parties
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- policyAdopted principle of action
- durationLength of existence
- enlistmentVoluntary entry into service
end user agreement · active duty · tour of duty · signup · conditions · expiration · renewal · subscription · binding · legal · fine print · accept · decline · sign up · checkbox · privacy · user · account
- indentured laborindenture, indentured servants, bound labor, bondsman, labor contract
- jury trialjury deliberation, jury selection, juror selection, voir dire, jury pool
- military enlistmentenlistment, recruit, enlisted, induction, recruits
term of servicepermanent position
Ongoing employment without end date
lifetime appointment · tenure · permanent employment · job for life · at-will employment
term of serviceopen-ended contract
Pact with no expiration
gentleman's agreement · handshake deal · probationary period
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