Term

Use the Term entity to define information about the tenure of an office.

Select one of the following feed types to learn more about how to use Term with that type of feed.

Attributes

The following table describes the attributes for Term:

Attribute	Required?	Type	Description
`label`	Optional	`string`	An informative label. For use as needed.

Elements

The following table describes the elements for Term:

Element Multiplicity Type Description

Element	Multiplicity	Type	Description
`StartDate`	1	`PartialDate`	Represents the start date for the current tenure of the office. Provide the date in the form `YYYY-MM-DD`. If the precise date isn't needed, provide the date in the form `YYYY-01-01`. Set `StartDate` based on when the politician started their current office tenure. Consider the following examples: Suppose a current member of the European parliament (MEP) held the following offices: From 1999 to 2007, they were an MEP. From 2007 to 2018, they weren't in Parliament. From 2018-12-12 until now, they've been an MEP. In this case, the 2018-to-present term is their current office tenure, so set `StartDate` to `2018-12-12`. Suppose a member of parliament held the following offices: From 2007 to 2013, they were a representative from a party list. From 2013 to the present, they've represented an individual district. The 2013-to-present term is their current office tenure, so set `StartDate` to `2013-01-01`. Suppose a current member of parliament held the following offices: From 2007 to 2018, they were an MEP. From 2018 until now, they've been re-elected in the same electoral district as an MEP. In this case, the tenure for the office of the MEP starts from 2007, so set `StartDate` to `2007`.
`EndDate`	0 or 1	`PartialDate`	Represents the end date of a person's tenure in a particular office. Don't include `EndDate` when the officeholder continues in their existing position but under a new term. Only include `EndDate` in the feed if it's known with certainty that the officeholder will leave office due to one of the following: Losing an election End of office eligibility Resignation or removal Death while in office Two months (60 days) after the specified `EndDate`, the associated `Person` and `OfficeholderId` can be removed from the feed. If the `Person` is elected to another office, they need to be added back to the feed with the same stable ID. In the case of a dissolved government prior to an election: Don't include the `EndDate` until the election occurs and the official results have been released. For members that weren't re-elected in the election, include the `EndDate` set to the date where the government body was dissolved. Members that are re- elected will continue to not have an `EndDate`.
`Type`	0 or 1	`OfficeTermType`	The enumerated type of the officeholder's term, such as `full-term` or `unexpired-term`.

StartDate

PartialDate

Represents the start date for the current tenure of the office. Provide the date in the form YYYY-MM-DD. If the precise date isn't needed, provide the date in the form YYYY-01-01. Set StartDate based on when the politician started their current office tenure. Consider the following examples:

Suppose a current member of the European parliament (MEP) held the following offices:
- From 1999 to 2007, they were an MEP.
- From 2007 to 2018, they weren't in Parliament.
- From 2018-12-12 until now, they've been an MEP.
In this case, the 2018-to-present term is their current office tenure, so set StartDate to 2018-12-12.
Suppose a member of parliament held the following offices:
- From 2007 to 2013, they were a representative from a party list.
- From 2013 to the present, they've represented an individual district.
The 2013-to-present term is their current office tenure, so set StartDate to 2013-01-01.
Suppose a current member of parliament held the following offices:
- From 2007 to 2018, they were an MEP.
- From 2018 until now, they've been re-elected in the same electoral district as an MEP.
In this case, the tenure for the office of the MEP starts from 2007, so set StartDate to 2007.

EndDate

0 or 1

PartialDate

Represents the end date of a person's tenure in a particular office. Don't include EndDate when the officeholder continues in their existing position but under a new term.

Only include EndDate in the feed if it's known with certainty that the officeholder will leave office due to one of the following:

Losing an election
End of office eligibility
Resignation or removal
Death while in office

Two months (60 days) after the specified EndDate, the associated Person and OfficeholderId can be removed from the feed. If the Person is elected to another office, they need to be added back to the feed with the same stable ID.

In the case of a dissolved government prior to an election: Don't include the EndDate until the election occurs and the official results have been released. For members that weren't re-elected in the election, include the EndDate set to the date where the government body was dissolved. Members that are re- elected will continue to not have an EndDate.

Type 0 or 1 OfficeTermType The enumerated type of the officeholder's term, such as full-term or unexpired-term.

Examples

XML

    <Term>
      <StartDate>2025-01-01</StartDate>
      <Type>full-term</Type>
    </Term>

JSON

    "Term": { 
      "StartDate": "2025-01-01",
      "Type": "full-term"
    }