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tenure [ˈtɛnjʊə ˈtɛnjə] n
1. the possession or holding of an office or position 2. the length of time an office, position, etc., lasts; term 3. (Social Science / Education) Chiefly US and Canadian the improved security status of a person after having been in the employ of the same company or institution for a specified period 4. (Social Science / Education) the right to permanent employment until retirement, esp for teachers, lecturers, etc. 5. (Law) Property law a. the holding or occupying of property, esp realty, in return for services rendered, etc. b. the duration of such holding or occupation [from Old French, from Medieval Latin tenitūra, ultimately from Latin tenēre to hold] tenurial adj tenurially adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
tenure noun 1. occupancy, holding, occupation, residence, tenancy, possession, proprietorship Lack of security of tenure meant that many became homeless. 2. term of office, term, incumbency, period in office, time his short tenure of the Labour leadership Translations tenure [ˈtenjʊəʳ] A. N B. CPD tenure track position (US) → puesto m con posibilidad de obtener la permanencia tenure [ˈtɛnjər ˈtɛnjʊər] n (= right of occupancy) [property, land] → bail m (= period of office) période d'occupation d'un poste tenure n Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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