A term of office is the fixed period a post is held for. Serve a term of office, a four-year term of office, the end of his term of office.
Fixing it is what stops a post becoming a possession, which is the whole argument for having one. Some offices limit how many a person may serve, which is a separate rule.
1nounterm of officeThe fixed period a post is held for.
“She stood down at the end of her second term of office.”
term of office is a period.
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