six-year term

collocation in English

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noun
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/tɜːm/us
/tɝːm/
the fixed period of time that something ...
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Theirsix-yeartermof office is a very long one by anyone's standards.
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A five orsix-yeartermwould not be acceptable.
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They would therefore have had asix-yeartermof office.
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Each judge serves asix-yearterm.
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Each member serves asix-yearterm.
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Hissix-yeartermbegan in 2012.
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Each director serves asix-yearterm.
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Commissioners serve asix-yearterm.
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She served onesix-yearterm.
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Judges are appointed for a renewablesix-yearterm.
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The same legislation gave her office asix-yearterm.
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Overmyer was elected in 1936 for asix-yearterm.
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He was elected to asix-yeartermin 2004.
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He reenlisted for asix-yeartermin 1974.
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Members in this house serve asix-yearterm.
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He was elected to asix-yearterm.
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If retained, they begin asix-yearterm.
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At the end of theirsix-yeartermof office, their leader told the public that they could not build more than 200,000 houses a year.
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Each judge serves for asix-yearterm, and can be re-elected once.
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He then started hissix-yeartermin 1915 and won re-election in 1920.
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He won re-election in 1946 to a fullsix-yearterm.
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The seat will be up for election again in 2014 for a fullsix-yearterm.
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The judges are selected by the governor to serve asix-yearterm.
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He ran unopposed for re-election in 2010, winning a secondsix-yearterm.
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The president is elected for asix-yeartermby the people.
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