Seniority
1Seniority — is the concept of a person or group of people being in charge or in command of another person or group. This control is often granted to the senior person(s) due to experience or length of service in a given position, but it is not uncommon for a …
2seniority — se·nior·i·ty /sēn yȯr ə tē/ n 1: the quality or state of being senior 2: the senior status attained by length of continuous service (as in a company); also: the length of such continuous service Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …
3Seniority — Sen*ior i*ty, n. The quality or state of being senior. [1913 Webster] …
4seniority — priority on office or service, mid 15c.; see SENIOR (Cf. senior) + ITY (Cf. ity) …
5seniority — [n] rank in organization due to length of service advantage, antiquity, eldership, precedence, preference, priority, rank, ranking, standing, station, superiority; concepts 671,727 …
6seniority — [sēn yôr′ə tē, sēnyär′ə tē] n. pl. seniorities [ML senioritas] 1. the state or quality of being senior; precedence in birth, rank, etc. 2. status, priority, or precedence achieved by length of service, as in a given job …
7seniority — noun VERB + SENIORITY ▪ have ▪ lose SENIORITY + NOUN ▪ system ▪ It is believed that the seniority system reduces competition between co workers. PREPOSITI …
8Seniority — The order of repayment. In the event of bankruptcy, senior debt must be repaid before subordinated debt is repaid. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * seniority se‧ni‧or‧i‧ty [ˌsiːniˈɒrti ǁ ˈɔː , ˈɑː ] noun [uncountable] 1. the fact of… …
9seniority — The order of repayment. In the event of bankruptcy, senior debt must be repaid before subordinated debt is repaid. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * seniority se‧ni‧or‧i‧ty [ˌsiːniˈɒrti ǁ ˈɔː , ˈɑː ] noun [uncountable] 1. the fact of being… …
10seniority — n. according to, by seniority (to promote according to seniority) * * * [ˌsiːnɪ ɒrɪtɪ] by seniority (to promote according to seniority) according to …
