Mar 8, 2012 15:26
12 yrs ago
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English term
Bob Policy
Not a translator
consecutive
English
Social Sciences
Law (general)
a code regulation
if one specifies a limit of two terms of office in a row, should it be one consecutive terms, two consecutive terms, or two successive terms?
Responses
| 4 +7 | two consecutive terms |
Martin Riordan
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| 5 -1 | consecutive |
Ioanna Karamanou
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Responses
+7
3 mins
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
&
English
Specializes in field
Brazil
Brazilian lawyer - 40+ years in Brazil
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, Irish, US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, Scottish) 
, Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, Mozambican, Angolan, European/Portugal) 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 1 more.
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44
Selected
two consecutive terms
Consecutive means "one following the other".
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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6 mins
Ioanna Karamanou
United States
United States
Native in English
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Native in: English , Greek
Works in: Greek to English, English to Greek, English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
consecutive
From personal knowledge (News, the media), I believe the word that is most commonly used is "consecutive". Google also indicates 3 times as many hits for the phrase "consecutive terms" v. "successive terms".
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Note added at 16 mins (2012-03-08 15:43:32 GMT)
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As Kim brought it to my attention, you would never say "one consecutive terms". You might say "a consecutive term" in the appropriate context, but never the former, it's simply wrong grammatically.
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Note added at 16 mins (2012-03-08 15:43:32 GMT)
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As Kim brought it to my attention, you would never say "one consecutive terms". You might say "a consecutive term" in the appropriate context, but never the former, it's simply wrong grammatically.
Peer comment(s):
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Kim Metzger
: But you didn't answer the question./One reason CL5 is not a good choice in most cases.
6 mins
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I misunderstood the question (i.e. consecutive v. successive). My mind skipped over the obviously erroneous first option./ Point taken. I'm not going to hash it out with you over it. I feel we're simply here to help and that's all I care to do.
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