seniority
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- noun
- /sɪˈnɪərɪti/
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antigüedad
- In many organizations, employees with greater seniority often mentor newer staff members.
- job seniority
- seniority and tenure
- positions of seniority
And he said he was in front of her because of seniority.
- And he said he was in front of her because of seniority.
- And as you, everything's done by seniority.
- Remember this as you gain fame, as you gain fortune, as you gain position and seniority, people will treat you better.
- There are a lot of people who profess to know more or be better connected or have more seniority than they, you know, than they really do.
- So you expected with seniority or with experience or with hopefully talent to for your salary to increase as it would in any world.
- Pilots often count as a function of seniority the number of hours they've flown.
- They would not have to worry about the seniority of teachers who long since have given up really creative teaching.
- These are people who might be at your level of training, seniority, expertise, and yes, they present unique challenges in the narcissistic workplace world.
Examples
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In light of your seniority. you will be given a retirement package.
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Tenured teachers who use FMLA leave take relatively little risk with respect to either seniority or job advancement.
Academic text (1994) -
I appreciate someone with your seniority coming to help us.
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So I explained that in the United States Supreme Court, seniority is very important.
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I was first on the scene, and I have seniority.
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It's one of the perks of my seniority.
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The issue is deceptively simple: Suppose two employees have equal seniority and qualifications, having started work on the same day.
Academic text (1997) -
District policies or union regulations, however, often require selecting teachers based on seniority as the main criterion.
Academic text (1992) -
Women were eligible for seniority pensions after completing twenty-five years of contributions.
Academic text (1999) -
Many promotions within the company are determined by seniority, rewarding those who have dedicated the longest time to their roles.
Synonyms
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A position in a group that shows someone's status or authority
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A position with more authority and status than others in a group
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4.9
A higher position that an organization gives to people with more years of work or experience
Antonyms
How Senior
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Seniority comes from the old Latin word senior, meaning 'older', which itself comes from senex, meaning 'old'. You can see the same root in senior and senator, so seniority means being older or having worked longer and therefore having higher rank or priority.