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22nd Amendment

22nd Amendment

 
pronunciation:
twen ti se knd mend mnt
part of speech: noun
definition: an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that ensures that no person can be elected to more than two four-year terms as President of the United States. The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, was passed in reaction to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office.