任期|にんきninki[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounterm of office
   ジョンケネディが暗殺あんさつされた時とき、リンデルジョンソンが大統領だいとうりょうの任期にんきを引き継ひきついだ。↗

   Lyndon Johnson took over presidency when John Kennedy was assassinated.

• Synonym在任期間ざいにんきかんWrittenWritten/formal prose. The actual period one held a position, stressing the real length of service, whereas 「任期」 is the fixed, stipulated term.
• Related在職期間WrittenWritten/formal prose and fairly uncommon. The actual period one is in a post, whereas 「任期」 is the prescribed or agreed term of office.

「任期」 is the set or agreed term of office, as in 「任期満了」. For the actual time someone was in the post, use 「在任期間」 or 「在職期間」; both are written/formal, and 「在職期間」 is relatively uncommon.

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1. ある職務しょくむを務つとめる期間きかん。