What is Term of office?
{{expand|date=July 2023}} A '''term of office''', '''electoral term''', or '''parliamentary term''' is the amount of time a person serves in a after being elected for an office. In many [[jurisdiction]]s, there is a limit on how long the term of office may be before the [[wikt:officeholder|officeholder]] must be subject to a [[re-election]]. Some jurisdictions have [[term limit]]s, which means it sets a maximum number of terms an individual may hold in a particular office. ==United Kingdom== As the origin of the [[Westminster system]], this system of government are [[replicate]]d in many other countries. ===Monarch=== The [[Monarch of the United Kingdom|monarch]] serves as head of state until their death or [[abdication]]. {{stub}} [[Category:Elections]]