TQM is a philosophy for managing an organisation in a way which enables it to meet stakeholder needs and expectations efficiently and effectively, without compromising ethical values.. This article is about the specific approach to quality management from the 1980s.
Noun. 1. seniority-higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service. higher rank, higher status, senior status. high status-a position of superior status.
Seniority in the United States Senate is valuable as it confers a number of perquisites and is based on length of continuous service, with ties broken by a series of factors. Customarily, the terms senior senator and junior senator are used to distinguish the two senators representing a particular state.