seniority
see nyaw ri tee
- n higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service
- n the property of being long-lived
- Over the years, unions have treated worker seniority as gospel.
- But this does not mean that labor, to whom seniority is as vital as private property is to business, is not ready to fight for the seniority rights of its members.
- I'm defending seniority as one very valid tool for distributing leadership positions among a group of people who all have anecdotal claims to desired turf.