termlaundering
/ˈtɜːmˌlɔːndərɪŋ/nounVerified NewThe evasion of term limits by routing a ruler through proxies, other offices, or constitutional rewrites before restoration.
The limit says two terms; the career says continuous. Each hop — deputy, premier, party chief — cleanses the count without changing the hands.
Etym. — term + laundering, on the money-laundering pattern; the asset is power, the cycle is procedural.
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