If you want to discuss the meaning of a word, it helps to know the difference between denotation and connotation. These two terms are easy to confuse because they describe related concepts. Additionally, both denotation and connotation stem from the Latin word notÄre, meaning âto note.â. The denotation of a word or phrase is its explicit or direct meaning.
I am a retired professor of math and computer science having taught for 36 years at a state supported university in Virginia. Two years is the length of a term in the US House of Representatives. There are no restrictions on how many times a representative can be re-elected.
36 years, 5 months, 5 days: Length of congressional service for Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Maryland, longest-serving female. She served five terms in the House and is in her fifth term in the Senate -- January 3, 1977-January 3, 1987, in the House; January 3, 1987-present in the Senate. 25: Times John Conyers, D-Michigan, has been elected to Congress. He is the longest-serving African-American in congressional history.