tenure
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 Dictionaryadjective- life
- lifetime
- long
- …
- have
- begin
- end
- …
- during somebody’s tenure
- a tenure of office
- the right to stay permanently in your job, especially as a teacher at a university
- It's still extremely difficult to get tenure.
- She has been granted tenure at Leeds University.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- academic
- faculty
- indefinite
- …
- have
- achieve
- get
- …
- track
- clock
- evaluation
- …
- the legal right to live in a house or use a piece of land
- When you rent a house here, you don’t have security of tenure.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- secure
- housing
- land
- …
- security of tenure
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from tenir ‘to hold’, from Latin tenere.