Definition of tenure
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Examples of tenure in a Sentence
… but there is also about it just the trace of the nettlesome righteousness that alienated much of Washington during his tenure there, the not-so-subtle suggestion that while he might be in politics, he is not of politics and certainly not, God_forbid, a politician. —Jim Wooten, New York Times Magazine, 29 Jan. 1995
Pittsburgh's offensive linemen, trap blockers during Noll's tenure, had to bulk up for the straight-ahead game. —Paul Zimmerman, Sports Illustrated, 9 Nov. 1992
A mural on the upper half of a four-story guesthouse was painted in 1977 by twelve-year-old schoolchildren, whose tenure on the scaffold must have thrilled their parents. —John McPhee, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 1988
During his tenure as head coach, the team won the championship twice.
her 12-year tenure with the company
His tenure in office will end with the next election.
After seven years I was finally granted tenure.
He hopes to get tenure next year.
The defendant did not have tenure on the land.
land tenure in Anglo-Saxon Britain
Recent Examples of tenure from the Web
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In a blog post announcing the tenure changes, corporate secretary John Seethoff said Microsoft wanted to avoid a bright-line policy that forced retirements.
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During Swindell’s tenure, the Alliance has helped create or retain 25,000 direct jobs.
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During most of his tenure in Washington, Joe Kennedy has been slow and methodical, and often understated.
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But one indicator of quality, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, has remained less than stellar throughout KentuckyOne Health’s tenure at its Jewish and Sts.
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Hoburg is the first astronaut candidate to be plucked from the ranks of a tenure-track faculty position at a major research university.
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UMKC Chancellor Leo Morton had viewed the new arts campus as a signature achievement of his tenure.
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The committee held hearings during his tenure scrutinizing prominent NLRB actions in which the witnesses skewed toward business representatives and other skeptics.
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Mr. Trump, of course, is hardly the first president to scorn his predecessor’s tenure.
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Origin and Etymology of tenure
Middle English, from Anglo-French teneure, tenure, from Medieval Latin tenitura, from Vulgar Latin *tenitus, past participle of Latin tenēre to hold — more at thin
Other Education Terms
TENURE Defined for English Language Learners
tenure
playDefinition of tenure for English Language Learners
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: the amount of time that a person holds a job, office, or title
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: 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
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law : the right to use property
Law Dictionary
tenure
playLegal Definition of tenure
1 : the act, manner, duration, or right of holding something tenure of office; specifically : the manner of holding real property : the title and conditions by which property is held freehold tenure
2 : a status granted to a teacher usually after a probationary period that protects him or her from dismissal except for reasons of incompetence, gross misconduct, or financial necessity
Origin and Etymology of tenure
Anglo-French, feudal holding, from Old French teneüre, from Medieval Latin tenitura, ultimately from Latin tenēre to hold
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