term limit meaning: definition, quotations

term limit

nounalso spelled term-limit

Government, Political science, Politics, Social sciences The maximum number of terms that a person may legally serve in a particular elected office.

Attorney Gordon cites no authority for his interpretation of the Twenty-Second Amendment, which is contrary to the Amendment's plain meaning. Application of the term limit turns on whether an individual has actually been elected President twice, not on beliefs or assertions about that fact. Cf. Nader v. Butz, 398 F. Supp. 390, 397 (D.D.C. 1975) ("Having been elected to [the presidency] twice, [Richard Nixon] is precluded from serving again.") That Mr. Trump has falsely asserted that he won the 2020 election is no more disqualifiying than it would be for him to proclaim that he is not a United States citizen. In other words, political grandstanding does not trigger the bar of the Twenty-Second Amendment.2023 December 28, Shenna Bellows, “Ruling of the Secretary of State”, in State of Maine Secretary of State, archived from the original on 29 Dec 2023, page 15:

verb

Informal To remove (someone) from an elected position by limiting the number of terms they can serve.

Should we start being sad that he is being term-limited out of office at the end of the year?2010 September, Ray Hartmann, "They Started the Revolution Without Us", St. Louis magazine, ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 69
Ms. Spanberger, 44, is seen as among the strongest Democratic contenders to succeed Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican who is term-limited.2023 November 13, Luke Broadwater, “Spanberger Announces Run for Governor in Virginia, Leaving House Seat in Play”, in The New York Times: