Word of the Day: Senior
The word “senior” is used to indicate a person who is older or in a position of authority.
- Julia and Tom are married. Julia is 50 years old. Tom is 40 years old. Julia is ten years his senior.
- Our town has a junior high school and a senior high school. The junior high school is for kids in the seventh and eighth grades. The senior high school is for kids in ninth through twelfth grade.
- A senior citizen is anyone over the age of 65.
- Senior citizen discounts may be given to a person who is 55 or even younger. (You pay less for something because you are older.)
- Senior housing is available for people who need assistance as they become elderly.
- While watching the news, I listened to a senior officer at the space agency gave reporters a detailed overview of its current mission. (The officer has been with the agency for a long time.)
- The senior senator from Minnesota is Amy Klobuchar. Al Franken is the junior senator.
The word “seniority” is a noun. It’s used when comparing ages or lengths of time given to service at an organization.
- Roger has seniority over the other members of his department.
- Our company uses a seniority list when considering how to lay off workers during a recession.
- A teacher’s position at a school is secure depending on his or her level of seniority. The longer she’s there, the greater her job security.
- A person who is at the top of a seniority list has been with an organization longer than the people who are at the bottom of the seniority list.
Essential English Dictionary
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