Get to know Seniority better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like longevity or oldness.
Seniority in a sentence
Seniority meaning
A measure of the amount of time a person has been a member of an organization, as compared to other members, and with an eye towards awarding privileges to those who have been members longer.
Using Seniority
- The main meaning on this page is: A measure of the amount of time a person has been a member of an organization, as compared to other members, and with an eye towards awarding privileges to those who have been members longer.
- Useful related words include: senior status, higher status, higher rank, high status.
- In the example corpus, seniority often appears in combinations such as: of seniority, the seniority, seniority and.
Context around Seniority
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Seniority
- In this selection, "seniority" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cum, indicate, accumulate, system, cum and chevrons stand out and add context to how "seniority" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and seniority is a and basis of seniority cum merit. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "seniority" sits close to words such as adorn, adp and affirms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with seniority
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Seating location is determined by seniority. (6 words)
Elijah, out of seniority and experience, so first. (8 words)
The switchover to emerald green is a strong indicator of her seniority. (12 words)
The court also sought a reply from the HC specifically on whether the promotions to the post in question are to be given on the basis of seniority-cum-merit or merit-cum-seniority and to place on record the entire merit list. (43 words)
By then, Powell had also won the 1968 regularly scheduled election and had been seated, though without the seniority and committee positions that would normally have been given to someone who had continuously been a House member. (37 words)
Some opposition parties reject this altogether; others agree but condition it on not allowing this judge to replace outgoing Court President Esther Hayut, which would mean that the seniority system in appointing the next president remain intact. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
The court also sought a reply from the HC specifically on whether the promotions to the post in question are to be given on the basis of seniority-cum-merit or merit-cum-seniority and to place on record the entire merit list.
Chevrons of seniority The Foreign Legion still uses chevrons to indicate seniority (chevrons d'ancienneté).
The order of seniority of the most senior line regiments in the British Army is based on the order of seniority in the English army.
According to the seniority list ratified by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2022, Surjit was the senior-most professor.
Adjuncts with more seniority who amassed at least six credits per academic year under the same timeframe would also be eligible for a yearlong contract.
All of the AHT preferred issues are equal in seniority with comparable covenants.
As staff accumulate seniority together with your firm, they purchase an rising proper to the shares of their account; a course of referred to as vesting.
By then, Powell had also won the 1968 regularly scheduled election and had been seated, though without the seniority and committee positions that would normally have been given to someone who had continuously been a House member.
In the Nineties, he told me he sometimes regretted leaving the Senate, noting that by then his seniority would have made him chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
NFL cheerleaders make roughly $150 per game, or $22,500 per year unless they have seniority on the squad.
Seating location is determined by seniority.
Some opposition parties reject this altogether; others agree but condition it on not allowing this judge to replace outgoing Court President Esther Hayut, which would mean that the seniority system in appointing the next president remain intact.
The airline refused to allow Rebecca Brigham to pick up "leftover" shifts that other flight attendants had not claimed through the seniority-based bidding process, insisting it would give her an unfair scheduling advantage over her coworkers.
The coalition wants to do away with the seniority system and give the power to select a new chief to the Justice Minister.
The switchover to emerald green is a strong indicator of her seniority.
And seniority is a recognition that a superior product comes from time, deep community ties, and experience,” the guild said.
August will bring in the beloved among players Mad Games event returning for 10 days along with the highly anticipated seniority awards.
Elijah, out of seniority and experience, so first.
It was not until two and a half hours after she was made an urgent referral that a doctor of appropriate seniority was available to assess Selina.
Meanwhile, research shows that the Nigerian constitution does not explicitly outline the seniority or hierarchy of these leaders.
Common combinations with seniority
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of seniority 20×
- the seniority 16×
- seniority and 15×
- seniority of 10×
- seniority in 7×
- in seniority 6×
- by seniority 6×
- and seniority 6×
- on seniority 5×
- seniority on 4×