"term-limit" meaning in English

See term-limit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: term-limits [present, singular, third-person], term-limiting [participle, present], term-limited [participle, past], term-limited [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} term-limit (third-person singular simple present term-limits, present participle term-limiting, simple past and past participle term-limited)
  1. (transitive, informal) To remove (someone) from an elected position by limiting the number of terms they can serve. Tags: informal, transitive Synonyms: term limit
    Sense id: en-term-limit-en-verb-gQpyRHGO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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