1 In 'safety barrier', the noun 'safety' is being used as a modifier. 2  In this dictionary the word 'noun' is represented by the letter n. 3  Examples of proper nouns in English are Joseph, Vienna and the White House. ' Family' and 'flock' are examples of collective nouns.
The term for a US President is 4 years, with a 2 term limit. The term for a US Senator is 6 years, with no term limits, and the term for a US Representative is 2 years, also, â¦with no term limits.
The average historic tenure for a U.S. Senator is 8 years. I'm including all Senators that were on record as of 2011. Here's how I got to this number: There have been 2,144 U.S. Senators (give or take) These Senators have served approximately 17,003 years (give or take) This averages out to 7.93 years. This basically means that each U.S. Senator serves 1.32 terms in office, which makes sense. If you only take into consideration U.S. Senators that have served since 1950, then the average tenure is indeed 12 years (2 terms). Additionally, a report by the Congressional Research Service entitled Average Years of Service for Members of the Senate and House of Representatives had this to say about the early days of serving in Congress: