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# seniority

«seniority» in Mova's school dictionary: **being older or higher in rank than others** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (seniority — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Seniority is being older or higher in rank than others. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seniority/#m1)

2) Seniority is how long someone has worked in a job, which can give them more rights. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seniority/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word from work and school life: teachers or workers with seniority. In stories, an older child claims seniority («I'm oldest, I go first»). Phrases: «in order of seniority», «years of seniority».

### examples

- The prefects were seated in order of seniority. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seniority/#x1)
- With her seniority, she gets the best desk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seniority/#x2)
- Pay rises with seniority. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seniority/#x3)
- «I have seniority — I'm older!» said my brother. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seniority/#x4)
- Seniority does not always mean you are right. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seniority/#x5)

### note

Noun of «senior». Uncountable. Formal.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «seniority» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seniority/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.