In an engineering context with no explicit definition, the engineering figure of merit, mean time to repair would be the most probable intent by virtue of seniority of usage.

Johnston, who had little choice in allowing Floyd and Pillow to take charge at Fort Donelson on the basis of seniority after he ordered them to add their forces to the garrison, took the blame and suffered calls for his removal because a full explanation to the press and public would have exposed the weakness of the Confederate position.

An unrelated definition of Vice Chair describes an executive who is higher ranking or has more seniority than Executive Vice President.

Cannon also reserved to himself the right to appoint not only the chairs of the various House committees, but also all of the committees ' members, and ( despite the seniority system that had begun to develop ) used that power to appoint his allies and proteges to leadership positions while punishing those who opposed his legislation.

As of December 2006, Jones was one of five serving Marine Corps four-star general officers who outranked the current commandant of the Marine Corps ( General James T. Conway ) in terms of seniority and time in grade — the others being Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Peter Pace ; former commandant Michael Hagee, commander of U. S. Strategic Command James E. Cartwright, and Assistant Commandant Robert Magnus.

The seniority of the pilus prior centurions was followed by the five other century commanders of the first cohort, who were known as primi ordines.

Wilson said that the Congressional committee system was fundamentally undemocratic in that committee chairs, who ruled by seniority, determined national policy although they were responsible to no one except their constituents ; and that it facilitated corruption.

A warrant officer ( WO ) is an officer in a military organization who is designated an officer by a warrant, as distinguished from a commissioned officer who is designated an officer by a commission, or from non-commissioned officer who is designated an officer by virtue of seniority.

Stephen had to face the rebellion of his relative, Koppány who claimed Géza's inheritance based on the Hungarian tradition of agnatic seniority.

Those who vote for the other party's candidate often face serious consequences, up to and including the loss of seniority.

He then won the November 1966 special election and was sworn in shortly thereafter, gaining seniority on other newly-elected U. S. Senators who would have to wait until January, 1967, to take the oath of office.

The employer may, on the other hand, allow less senior employees who crossed the picket line to keep the jobs they were given after crossing the line, even if the seniority rules in effect before the strike would have required the employer to reassign their jobs to returning strikers.

Lang also restored the seniority and conditions to New South Wales Government Railways and New South Wales Government Tramways workers who had been sacked or demoted after the General Strike of 1917, including Ben Chifley, a future Prime Minister of Australia.

The Reverend is not used, but the term " elder " is often used ( for those who are elders ) regardless of seniority ( depending on the context ).

The presiding magistrate would then begin a discussion by referring an issue to the senators, who would discuss the issue, one at a time, by order of seniority.

Senators who had held magisterial office always spoke before those who had not, and if a Patrician ( an individual of aristocratic ancestry ) was of equal seniority as a plebeian ( an individual not of aristocratic ancestry ), the patrician would always speak first.

The office of the Deputy Prime Minister is not a permanent position, existing only at the discretion of the Prime Minister, who may appoint to other offices – such as First Secretary of State – to give seniority to a particular Cabinet Minister.

The dynasty's original domains of Semirechye and Kashgaria conserved their prestige within the Karakhanid state, and the khagans of these domains retained an implicit seniority over those who ruled in Transoxiana and Fergana.

When Char Aznable attacks the colony, Side 7, all the officers on the White Base are incapacitated, leaving Bright, who is then an ensign, with the highest seniority on the ship, and he assumes command from the wounded Captain Paolo Cassius.

In the lexicons of American English and African American Vernacular English, the term is sometimes used ( 1 ) by older men addressing younger men, implying the speaker's seniority ; and ( 2 ) as one of endearment between young Black males and others who imitate hip hop culture, mainly in urban and inner city.

He soon becomes the objectively oldest surviving soldier in the war, attaining high rank through seniority, not ambition ( he is essentially a pacifist and an eternally reluctant soldier, who acts mostly from talent and a melancholic sense of duty ).

Brady, who had just a few days left in his appointed term, resigned on December 27, 1982, allowing Lautenberg to take office several days before the traditional swearing-in of senators, which gave him an edge in seniority over the other freshman senators.

( In that time, there was no " opinion of the Court " or " majority opinion "; the Justices delivered their opinions seriatim, that is, individually, and in ascending order of seniority.

Yamen varied greatly in size depending on the level of government they administered, and the seniority of the bureaucrat's office.

On 1 January 1919, Beatty was promoted to the permanent rank of Admiral, with seniority from 27 November 1916.

Without Harrison or Buller present to restrain him, the Prince took command from Carey, even though the latter had seniority.

On the bench, the Chief Justice of Canada or, in his or her absence, the senior puisne justice, presides from the centre chair with the other justices seated to his or her right and left by order of seniority of appointment.

Tromp's death during the Battle of Scheveningen ended the war and De Ruyter declined an emphatic offer from Johan de Witt for supreme command, because he considered himself ' unfit ' and also feared that bypassing the seniority principle would bring him into conflict with Witte de With and Johan Evertsen.

In May 1947, he was granted a short service commission in the RAF, with the substantive rank of flying officer ( seniority from 25 May 1946 ; later adjusted to 22 March 1946 ).

On July 30, 1920, he was transferred and promoted to the permanent rank of colonel, Air Service, with date of rank from July 1, placing him first in seniority among all Air Service branch officers.

Brooks served on the U. S. House Committee on Armed Services from 1947 to 1958, and he then became the first chairman of the newly formed House Space Committee ( later Science and Astronautics ), reportedly because his seniority entitled him to a more important post on Armed Services than he was considered capable of handling.

In April 2006, Dayton was rated one of America's " Five Worst Senators " by Time magazine, which also labeled him " The Blunderer " for such " erratic behavior " as his temporary closure of his office in 2004 because of an unspecified terrorist threat, his complaints about " limited power in a chamber where authority derives from seniority ," and his comments in February 2005 that the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota was " worth a hell of a lot more than the whole state of South Dakota ", a remark he later apologized for.

The Chief threatens to fire him, but Max is not afraid ; according to CONTROL's seniority policy, " If I get fired from CONTROL, Larrabee moves up!

Murphy assumed his seat two days early, when Salinger resigned from the seat in order to allow Murphy to gain an edge in seniority.

Councillors ordinary, masters of requests, and senior masters are appointed based on seniority from the preceding rank.

The order of seniority for Higher doctorates varies from institution to institution and not all institutions award the same degrees.

He was promoted to brigadier general, with seniority dating from May 17, 1861.

The four ministers in their order of seniority were Sonin of the Yellow Banner, who apart from being chief minister of the imperial secretariate ( Zh: 内务府大臣 ) was also nominated by Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang to head the regency.

Officers for fighting ships would be drawn from the Provisional Navy, and they could be promoted without regard for seniority if they served with distinction.

" Butch Otter " to remove his name from consideration, claiming that the Idaho Congressional Delegation would be in a better position if he were to remain in the House and retain his seniority on the House Appropriations Committee.

Burns was one of the few MPs to refuse to shake the Speaker ’ s hand when he took the oath of allegiance and his remarks were branded " derogatory " by the primordial dwarfism medical charity, Walking with Giants Foundation who expressed very serious concern about the negative influence of the remarks from someone of Burns ' seniority.

On returning from Canada, Chichester-Clark continued in the army for several years, refusing promotion to seniority before retiring a major in 1960.

In 1936 he joined the RAF, becoming an Acting Pilot Officer with effect from and with seniority of 31 January 1937 and a Pilot Officer on 16 November 1937, learning to fly at No. 2 Flying Training School at RAF Scopwick in Lincolnshire.