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    tenure
    /ˈtɛnjə/

    noun

    • 1. the conditions under which land or buildings are held or occupied. Similar tenancyoccupancyholdingoccupation
    • 2. the holding of an office: "his tenure of the premiership would be threatened" Similar incumbencyterm of officetermperiod of/in office

    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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  2. being the legal owner of land, a job, or an official public position, or the period of time during which you own it: During his tenure as dean, he had a real influence on the students. the right to remain permanently in a job: have tenure She is one of the few people in the English Department who has tenure.

    • English (US)

      TENURE meaning: 1. being the legal owner of land, a job, or...

    • Job Tenure

      JOB TENURE definition: the length of time an employee has...

    • Untenured

      UNTENURED definition: 1. used to refer to a teacher in a...

    • Tenure: Polish Translation

      TENURE translate: tytuł własności , kadencja, urzędowanie,...

    • Tenure: Russian Translation

      TENURE translate: срок владения , срок пребывания в...

    • Land Tenure

      LAND TENURE definition: 1. the rules and arrangements...

    • Simplified

      TENURE translate: 占有;使用权;使用期;任期;保有期, 终身职位. Learn more in the...

    • Traditional

      TENURE translate: 佔有;使用權;使用期;任期;保有期, 終身職位. Learn more in the...

  3. 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.

  4. Tenure is the holding or possessing of something, especially an office, position, or property. It can also refer to the status of permanent employment or the duration of holding something.

  5. TENURE meaning: 1. being the legal owner of land, a job, or an official public position, or the period of time…. Learn more.

  6. Tenure is the legal right to live in a particular building or to use a particular piece of land during a fixed period of time. Lack of security of tenure was a reason for many families becoming homeless.

  7. Learn how to say and use the word tenure in different contexts. Tenure can mean the period of time when somebody holds an important job, the legal right to live in a house or use a piece of land, or the right to stay permanently in your job as a teacher.

  8. Tenure from the Latin tenere means "to hold" and refers to the period of time a person works at a particular job or in an office. A president might have to deal with a recession during his tenure in the White House.