Sentence examples for being a term of from inspiring English sources

President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, a former warlord, is enraged that Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein, a former Red Crescent official, had the gall to try to fire Mogadishu's mayor, another ex-warlord — the "ex" being a term of art because the mayor is widely accused of running an extortion ring.

A host of senior officials and thousands of PUK rank-and-file have followed Mr Mustafa; many have been expelled for sympathising with him.Popularly known as Kak Nawshirwan (Kak being a term of respect for an elder brother), Mr Mustafa uses the Wusha Foundation, a media outfit that runs a daily newspaper, a popular website and a satellite TV station, to spread his message.

I called him Qin Shifu shifu being a term of respect for drivers, bike mechanics, repair men, and so on.

One is a terms-of-trade shift.

ROSS: It's a term of endearment.

It is a term of affection.

But that is a term of art.

"Casual," here, is a term of art.

It's a term of endearment".

"Europe" is a term of abuse.

"Camp" is a term of exaggerated modesty.