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 - adjective that is no longer
valid - adjective that has been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
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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.
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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
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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
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Her term expired last year, but she had stayed on pending a new appointment by New York's governor.
www.startribune.com 2012
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Her term expired last year, but she had stayed on pending a new appointment by New York's governor.
The Seattle Times 2012
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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
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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
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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
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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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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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