seniority
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of SENIORITY
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the amount of time you have worked at a job or for a company compared to other employees
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Promotions are based on merit and seniority.
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a teacher with less/more seniority
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He has worked here longer than I have, so he has seniority over me.
2
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the state of having a higher rank than another person
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a position of seniority
