Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time. Opposite of unexpired.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of expire.
  • adjective that is no longer valid
  • adjective that has been breathed out
  • adjective dead

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time

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Examples

  • Be that as it may, Mr. Gbagbo's rule was marked by a great deal of internal violence, which served as a pretext for his failure to hold a presidential election when his term expired in 2005.

    Ivory Coast Needs a Dispensable Man 2011

  • George Pataki , Ms. Shevell is the third-longest-serving current member and has remained as a holdover member since her term expired in 2010.

    MTA's Board Loses a Ticket to Ride Ted Mann 2012

  • A Republican candidate Mr. Obama nominated to succeed Peter Schaumber after his term expired a year ago also hasn't been confirmed.

    Labor Board Races to Make Rulings Melanie Trottman 2011

  • Her term expired last year, but she had stayed on pending a new appointment by New York's governor.

    www.startribune.com 2012

  • Her term expired last year, but she had stayed on pending a new appointment by New York's governor.

    The Seattle Times 2012

  • Still, Mr. Manatt was unable to engineer a comeback to defeat President Reagan in 1984, and when his term expired the following year, the party was still viewed as in need of an image overhaul.

    NYT > Home Page By SHAILA DEWAN 2011

  • Dick Cheney, the former vice president, wondered on a radio talk show on Friday why Ms. Palin had quit as Alaska governor two years before her term expired.

    Palin Fatigue Paul A. Gigot 2011

  • Mr. Hughes was rushed into position Monday because the existing chair, Winnipeg developer Arni Thorsteinson, surprised the board by announcing that he is resigning as of Jan 1, nearly a year before his term expired.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed PAUL WALDIE AND DANIEL LEBLANC 2011

  • Liebman, who constantly defended the board in her position as its chairwoman - a post she gave up on Sunday when her term expired.

    NYT > Home Page By STEVEN GREENHOUSE 2011

  • Liebman, who constantly defended the board in her position as its chairwoman - a post she gave up on Sunday when her term expired.

    NYT > Home Page By STEVEN GREENHOUSE 2011

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