- a year (old
english gēar ,
gothic jēr,
runic jēran ) is the
orbital period of the
earth moving around the sun . for an
observer on the
- the
total number of
voting representatives is
fixed by law at 435 each
representative serves for a two-year term. the
speaker of the
- one of the u.s.
constitution each u.s.
state is
represented by two senators,
regardless of population, who
serve staggered six-year terms.
- in an
organized sports league , a
season is the
portion of one year in
which regulated games of the
sport are in session. for example, in
- the mean
tropical year is 365.24219 days long,
while the mean
vernal equinox year is 365.2424 days as the
average length of a
julian - a
fiscal year (or
financial year, or
sometimes budget year) is a
period used for
calculating annual ('yearly')
financial statement s in
- as well as very
little change in
schedule from year to year mike fisher, the
director of the
nascar research and
development center, has
- in
astronomy , a
julian year (symbol: a) - is a unit of
measurement of time
defined as
exactly 365.25 day s of 86400 si
second s each
- an
academic term or term is a
portion of an
academic year , the time
during which an
educational institution holds classes. the
schedule s
-
generally speaking, a
calendar year
begins on the new year's day of the
given calendar system and ends on the day
before the
following 
