The 3-year terms are staggered so that 5 of the 15 seats are normally up for ratification/election each year.

3年的服务期限是交错进行的，这样15个席位中的5个每年都要为获得批准/投票权而努力。

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Under a staggered board structure, directors are elected to three-year rather than one-year terms, with one-third of the board standing for election each year.

在分期分级董事会架构下，董事会实际上是三年一选而不是一年一选，因为每年选举的董事只占董事会的三分之一。

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The Commission which oversees the agency consists of five presidentially-appointed Commissioners, with staggered five-year terms.

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It is not beyond the wit of reformers, through staggered elections and longer terms of office, to produce an elected Lords with a different complexion from the Commons.

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We could give the president the authority to appoint eight trustees who, upon being confirmed by the Senate, would serve staggered eight-year terms so that every two years, two of the trustees could be changed.

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