term limit

American  

noun

1. Often term limits. a statutory limit on the number of terms an official may serve.

   the Twenty-second Amendment, which imposed term limits on U.S. presidents.

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Example Sentences

Cohen’s comments come after the Vermont-based brand said on Monday that it plans to set a nine-year term limit for board directors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

He wants to see ministers use the legislation to make other changes including a 20 year term limit for new peers and a restriction on the size of the house.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2025

Robinson will now go head-to-head with Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein to become the elected successor of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who has maxed out his term limit after two consecutive terms.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2024

Might we think of the Last Encores tour as a kind of term limit for Frankie Valli?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023

Thoughts of a third term were quickly dismissed—even though there was no term limit for the presidency at the time, as there is today.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis