seniority
[noun]
Synonyms: superiority, precedence, priority, rank

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

se‧ni‧or‧i‧ty /ˌsiːniˈɒrəti, ˌsiːniˈɒrɪti $ -ˈɔː-, -ˈɑː-/ noun [uncountable]

1. if you have seniority in a company or organization, you have worked there a long time and have some official advantages:
I had 15 years seniority, and they couldn’t fire me.

2. when you are older or higher in rank than someone else:
a position of seniority

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

seniority
noun
VERB + SENIORITY attain, gain
PREP. by ~ Promotion in the job was by seniority.
PHRASES in order of seniority, a level of seniority, next in seniority On the death of the captain, the officer next in seniority assumed command.

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