seniority
Example Sentences
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Encouraging those speaking to state their assumptions, not just their conclusions, helps others challenge the reasoning rather than deferring to seniority.
They often ate together at a family-run diner near the Capitol, following the chief justice to their regular table and seating themselves in order of seniority.
From Salon
China last purged military officials at this level of seniority roughly a decade ago, when the party expelled two retired CMC vice chairmen on corruption charges during Xi’s first term as leader.
Despite this, she told Axios on Thursday that she would seek reelection in 2026: “I say my seniority is what is very important, and I am not going to step aside.”
From Salon
These challengers often criticize the seniority of older lawmakers.
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