Sentence examples for seniority system from inspiring English sources

The Senate assigns office space under a seniority system.

The new seats will be distributed through a seniority system.

"And there's a hidden undertone of racism by stating we will follow just the seniority system".

The seniority system has historically acted as a protection against favoritism.

But Mr. Waxman's impatience with the House seniority system is also on display.

Again, young LDP politicians argue that the party's seniority system is to blame.

"So by the time the speaker went through the seniority system, there wasn't really one left.

Because of the seniority system, many are well past middle age before they achieve high status.

The "seniority" system worked well when the population was predominantly young: it meant cheap labour.

Britain does not have a rigid seniority system as in France or Germany, where wages tend to rise with age.

And many members of all stripes were reluctant to upend the seniority system that they benefit from, or hope to.