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- Dictionarytenure/ˈtɛnjə/
noun
- 1. the conditions under which land or buildings are held or occupied. Similar
- 2. the holding of an office: "his tenure of the premiership would be threatened" Similar
verb
- 1. give (someone) a permanent post, especially as a teacher or lecturer: "I had recently been tenured and then promoted to full professor"
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The meaning of TENURE is the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office); especially : a status granted after a trial period to a teacher that gives protection from summary dismissal. How to use tenure in a sentence.
the period of time when someone holds a job, esp. an official position, or the right to keep a job permanently: During his tenure as mayor, relations with the police department worsened. Michelle has tenure in her new teaching position.
the period of time when someone holds a job, esp. an official position, or the right to keep a job permanently: During his tenure as mayor, relations with the police department worsened. Michelle has tenure in her new teaching position.
the act or right of holding property, an office, a position, etc. 2. the length of time, or the conditions under which, something is held. 3. the status of holding one's position on a permanent basis, granted to teachers, civil service personnel, etc. on the fulfillment of specified requirements.
noun. the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office. the holding of property, especially real property, of a superior in return for services to be rendered. the period or term of holding something.
noun. /ˈtenjə (r)/. /ˈtenjər/. [uncountable] the period of time when somebody holds an important job, especially a political one; the act of holding an important job. his four-year tenure as president. She had a long tenure of office. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
1. a. The act, fact, manner, or condition of holding something in one's possession, as real estate or an office; occupation. b. A period during which something is held. 2. The status of holding one's position on a permanent basis without periodic contract renewals: a teacher granted tenure on a faculty.
Take the noun tenure for the period of time a person holds a position or office. Your tenure as a student ends when you graduate high school — unless, of course, you go on to college.
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun tenure. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
TENURE meaning: 1 : the amount of time that a person holds a job, office, or title; 2 : the right to keep a job (especially the job of being a professor at a college or university) for as long as you want to have it.
