term limit

maximum limit on the number of years a public official is allowed to hold a particular position

This article is about laws, for the book by Vince Flynn see Term Limits (book). A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. Term limits are found usually in presidential and semi-presidential systems as a method to curb the potential for dictatorships, where a leader effectively becomes "president for life".
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