staggered term

collocation in English

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staggered
adjective[after noun]
uk
/ˈstæɡ.əd/us
/ˈstæɡ.ɚd/
very shocked ...
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term
noun
uk
/tɜːm/us
/tɝːm/
the fixed period of time that something ...
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The board of directors is a twelve member panel elected for a three-yearstaggeredtermof office.
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Council serves 3-year concurrent orstaggeredterm.
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The state senators serve a four-yearstaggeredterm, with half of the senate up for reelection every even numbered year.
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The commissioners are elected county-wide, in staggered terms, and each serves a four-year term.
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Council members from districts serve four-year staggered terms in partisan elections while at-large members serve six years.
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However, in order to set up the staggered terms, three were to be elected to one year terms and three to two year terms.
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That practice continued until 1996, when the voters approved a constitutional amendment that changed the term for representatives to four-years with staggered terms.
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Members were to be appointed for six-year terms, with staggered terms of two, four, and six years for the initial appointments.
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There are seven council members and a mayor who are elected by the voters for four-year staggered terms.
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The board typically consists of three or five members, with or without staggered terms.
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Commissioners from each district serve four-year staggered terms in partisan elections.
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The judges are now elected in staggered terms of eight years in a statewide, non-partisan election.
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Senators serve four-year staggered terms and representatives serve two-year terms.
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The city council consists of 13 members popularly elected every four years with staggered terms in office.
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Senators serve for eight years with staggered terms, while deputies are elected every 4 years.
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The board of directors is directly elected with a vice president elected from each of 8 regions and 12 directors at large, with staggered terms.
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The city council consists of seven members popularly elected every four years with staggered terms in office.
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The governance of the county is led by a three commission board, which are elected in four year staggered terms.
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Members serve four-year staggered terms with annual election of officers.
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Staggered terms insured the bipartisan panel wouldn't consist of all new members in any one year.
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