Position and Term

Position

Position noun - An assignment at which one regularly works for pay.

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Term and position are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Term" instead a noun "Position".

Term noun - A fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position.

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Position and term are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Position" instead a noun "Term".

Nearby Words: termless, termed, termer

old	old position	old term
exact	exact position	exact term
better	better position	better term
similar	similar position	similar term
Other adjectives: common, specific, original, correct, relative, proper, actual, real, new, neutral, military, official, last, different.

One could stay in office for a long time if there are no term limits on his position, although the official still have to have a good approval rating to stay put.

Source: Permanent Elected Official
Unfortunately for Sterling, destroying those records violated the Presidential Records Act of 1978, which threatens him with a prison term unless he resigns from his position.

Source: Series / Madam Secretary
Billy, as her personal aide, using the term right off the bat; and Baltar using it in a politically calculated tone, only after she offers him a position as her adviser.

Source: They Call Me Mister Tibbs aka: They Call Me Mr Tibbs

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