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He is senior than me vs He is senior to me

The correct sentence is "He is senior to me." The preposition "to" is used to show the relationship between two people when comparing their seniority levels.
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He is senior than me

This phrase is incorrect. The preposition "than" is not used when comparing seniority levels.

The correct phrase is "he is senior to me." Use this structure when comparing the seniority of two people.
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Alternatives:

  • he is senior to me
  • he is more senior than me
  • he is older than me
  • he is my senior
  • he is ahead of me in seniority

He is senior to me

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to compare the seniority levels of two people.

Use this phrase when indicating that someone holds a higher position or has more experience than you.
  • Dec 6, 2017 ... He is senior to me. Slaves are viewed as inferior to their owners. “Than” is always preceded by words such as “older” and ...
  • Apr 19, 2018 ... "More senior than" sounds like the right way to phrase it to me. You could also say "He is senior to me in this department," but I would not say ...
  • Mar 17, 2013 ... He is senior to me by two years. (This doesn't sound wrong to me, though a little more unnatural than #5.) 6. He is my senior by two years ...
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  • Dec 8, 2010 ... From my newbie perspective Lloyd has been training "forever.” He is older, he is senior to me, and he is competent, kind, generous, a good ...
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  • Dec 5, 2014 ... How should I convince him to work in night shifts instead of me? He is senior to me and I don't know how to approach him. UPDATE: Iam happy to ...
  • Oct 2, 2018 ... He is senior to me. I have respect for her. When i passed my intermediate i was not with sufficient marks and i was very disappointing. Even ...
  • Aug 5, 2021 ... Correct one: “He is senior to me.” Note: Superior, inferior, senior, junior, prior, take 'to' instead of 'than'.
  • He is senior to me. ( correct ) * A. 1. Senior to somebody means 'higher in rank or status than others'. * B. He is junior to me. ( correct ) * B. 1. Junior ...

Alternatives:

  • he is more senior than me
  • he is older than me
  • he is my senior
  • he is ahead of me in seniority

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