two-year term
Representative's standard duration
A two-year term is a fixed period of service lasting two years, typically for elected officials or appointed positions.
Members of the U.S.
House of Representatives serve two-year terms, requiring frequent reelection.
The phrase applies broadly to any role with a defined two-year duration: She's halfway through her two-year term on the school board.
- biennialEvery second year
- electionOrganized public voting
- primary electionParty candidate selection vote
- House of RepresentativesPopulation-based legislative chamber
- Capitol HillCongressional district and synecdoche
midterm · cycle · incumbent · reelection · representative · seat · campaign · running for office · legislature · ballot · office · political career · stint · mandate · rotation · district · senator · appointed
two-year termlifetime appointment
Role ending only at death
permanent position · tenure · at-will employment · open-ended contract · presidential term
year, term, years, yearly, twofold, terms, termed, terminal, terminate