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noun, plural sen·ior·i·ties for 2 . the state of being senior; priority of birth; superior age.
priority, precedence, or status obtained as the result of a person's length of service, as in a profession, trade, company, or union: First choice of vacation time will be given to employees with seniority.
Origin of seniority 1400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin seniōritās, equivalent to Latin senior senior + -itās -ity
Words nearby seniority senior chief petty officer, senior citizen, senior common room, senior high school, senioritis, seniority , seniority rule, senior lecturer, senior management, senior master sergeant, senior moment
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Example sentences from the Web for seniority As long as seniority reigns among teachers,” Klein writes, “we will fail.
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Vogel spins a story of a political culture becoming slowly unbound by previous constraints like party loyalty or seniority .
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Power in Washington was dictated by seniority for generations.
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And third, a “last-in, first-out” law gives priority to seniority over success in times of teacher layoffs.
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Of the three candidates, Miller has the most seniority on the House intelligence committee.
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Those twenty-odd years—his seniority —had mellowed him, filled him with deep and tender understanding.
The Drums Of Jeopardy | Harold MacGrath
He has put his seniority in his pocket and is under his junior—fighting first, rank afterwards!
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian Hamilton
The rear is closed by the favorite band of eunuchs, distributed from age to youth, according to the order of seniority .
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward Gibbon
But after it became an official title the sense of seniority would drop away from the word.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. Peter | J. Rawson Lumby
The chairman by seniority , Beslay, a capitalist of a fraternising turn of mind, made the opening speech.
History of the Commune of 1871 | P. Lissagary
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British Dictionary definitions for seniority noun plural -ties the state of being senior
precedence in rank, etc, due to senior status
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Words related to seniority preference, standing, advantage, precedence, rank, antiquity, priority, station, superiority, ranking
Cultural definitions for seniority Length of service on a job. Seniority may be considered in making decisions about wages, layoffs, and other working conditions.
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