单词 | seniority |
释义 | seniority (once / 5137 pages) n Seniority refers to being ranked higher in an organization since you have been there longer. Who has seniority in a high school? The seniors of course! You know how older people are called senior citizens or seniors? That should help you remember what seniority is: the longer someone stays within an organization, the more they have of it. A new worker has hardly any seniority. Someone working at a job for 20 years has a lot of seniority. Having seniority is like having a higher rank or status. WORD FAMILYseniority: seniorities+/senior: seniority, seniors USAGE EXAMPLESThe league’s best players remain capped by “maximum” salaries based on their seniority in the league—not their free-market values. Wall Street Journal(Dec 15, 2016) Instead of expecting customers to tip the people who wait on them, tip-free restaurants pay all employees wages that reflect their skill and seniority. New York Times(Dec 13, 2016) Hodge will be followed by other justices in reverse order of seniority. The Guardian(Dec 09, 2016) 1n higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service Syn|Hyper higher rank, higher status, senior status high status a position of superior status 2n the property of being long-lived Syn|Hyper longevity oldness the opposite of youngness |
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