Tenure

Definitions

1. A status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency.
   countable, uncountable
2. A period of time during which something is possessed.
   countable, uncountable
3. A status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution.
   countable, uncountable
4. A right to hold land under the feudal system.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“All that seems thine own⟳, / Held by the tenure of his will alone.”

“It will be rather entertaining to watch⟳ Merriman when he first faces the Transport⟳ Select⟳ Committee, with his former colleagues likely to be merciless in their questioning. During his tenure, Merriman was pretty sharp, which was no bad thing, and they will make⟳ sure he gets a dose of his own⟳ medicine.”

“Carsley ended his six-game tenure as England's interim manager in the same way he started it, with a comfortable victory over the nation he represented with distinction as a player.”

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