termer
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈtɜrmər/
:
titular
- Now, OK, he's a second termer.
- first-termer
- second-termer
- third-termer
Examples
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Look on the bright side, hon. Shep here thinks I'll be a one-termer.
Fiction book (1997) -
These officials' time in office ranged from first-termers to those who had spent more than a decade in office.
Academic text (2017) -
And then we said, "Oh, well, at least he'll only be a one-termer like his father."
Blog text (14) -
Probably a one-termer, but then again, it would get the country back on track.
Blog text (25) -
If that happens, Romney will end up being a "one termer." Why?
Blog text (10) -
"In fact, like most second-termers, he had precious little, and it soon showed."
Blog text (8) -
The Dem Congress will hold the lame duck one-termer in check.
Blog text (4) -
Obama, Biden, and the czars will be one-termers.
Blog text (16) -
Second-termers do worry about the next election; they want a successor from their party (typically their veep).
Blog text (14) -
The senator is a second-term termer who has made significant changes in her community.
Synonyms
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6.8
Currently holding an official position, often in politics
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7.7
A person who has an official job in a government or large organization
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4.4
A person who has an official job with power and responsibility in a government or organization
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5.3
A person who holds an elected or official position in an organization
How Long
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9.9
113
5.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Termer comes from term meaning 'fixed time' and the ending -er meaning 'someone who does'. So a termer is someone who serves for a set time in an office, like a 'two-term' president.