A person's seniority in an organization is the importance and power that they have compared with others, or the fact that they have worked there for a long time.
He has said he will fire editorial employees without regard to seniority.
Synonyms: superiority, rank, priority, precedence More Synonyms of seniority
seniority in British English
(ˌsiːnɪˈɒrɪtɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-ties
1.
the state of being senior
2.
precedence in rank, etc, due to senior status
seniority in American English
(sinˈjɔrəti; sinˈjɑrəti)
nounWord forms: pluralsenˈiorities
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
Word origin
ML senioritas
Examples of 'seniority' in a sentence
seniority
Those with less seniority would get half that amount.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
At social affairs he paid little heed to the status and seniority of his guests.
Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995)
As status and seniority accrued, so did responsibilities and honours.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There are always things that can be done better, regardless of experience or seniority.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
As we shall see shortly, the legal status of seniority has been hotly contested in the courts.
A Conceptual View of Human Resource Management: Strategic Objectives, Environments,Functions
On the one hand, it denotes power and seniority and confers status within the bank and perhaps improves promotion chances.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He is not a member of special operations, but had been selected to work closely with them because of his experience and seniority.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A team of men and women with a variety of ages, seniority and ethnic backgrounds was assembled.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This method means that age and seniority (and therefore cost) are usually involved.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
seniority
British English: seniority NOUN
A person's seniority in an organization is the importance and power that they have compared with others, or the fact that they have worked there for a long time.
He has said he will fire editorial employees without regard to seniority.
American English: seniority
Brazilian Portuguese: antiguidade
Chinese: 资历
European Spanish: antigüedad
French: séniorité
German: Rang
Italian: anzianità
Japanese: 年功
Korean: 연공서열
European Portuguese: antiguidade
Latin American Spanish: antigüedad
(noun)
Definition
degree of power or importance in an organization from length of continuous service
he was third or fourth in seniority
Synonyms
superiority
rank
priority
the premise that economic development has priority over the environment
precedence
the strict order of precedence in which the guests took their place
longer service
Additional synonyms
in the sense of precedence
Definition
formal order of rank or position
the strict order of precedence in which the guests took their place
Synonyms
priority,
lead,
rank,
preference,
superiority,
supremacy,
seniority,
primacy,
pre-eminence,
antecedence
in the sense of priority
the premise that economic development has priority over the environment