tenure
/'tenjuə/
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She earned tenure at the university after many years of dedicated teaching and research.
Definition
Noun:
- The conditions or period under which land or property is held: Refers to the legal arrangement or terms governing possession, especially in historical or feudal contexts.
- The period or term during which an office or position is held: Refers to the length of time a person holds a specific job, especially an official one.
- A status granted to an employee, typically in academia, guaranteeing permanent employment after a probationary period: Refers to the job security and protection from summary dismissal granted to professors and some teachers.
Verb:
- To grant or have the status of permanent employment, especially in an academic institution: The act of conferring tenure upon an employee.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- The feudal tenure of the land was complex and bound by service to the lord.
- Her tenure as CEO was marked by significant growth for the company.
- After six years, he finally earned tenure at the university.
Verb:
- The university committee voted to tenure the associate professor.
- She was tenured last year, securing her position in the department.
Advanced Usage
"Tenure-track": A job position, especially in academia, that is intended to lead to consideration for tenure after a probationary period.
- He accepted a tenure-track assistant professorship.
"Security of tenure": The legal protection a tenant or occupant has against arbitrary eviction.
- The new law aims to improve security of tenure for renters.
Variants and Related Words
Tenured (adj.): Having been granted tenure.
- A tenured professor has significant academic freedom.
Tenurial (adj.): Relating to the holding of land or property, or to tenure.
- The tenurial arrangements varied from one region to another.
Synonyms
- Noun: Incumbency, term, occupancy, possession, holding.
- Verb: Permanently appoint, secure.
Related Phrases
"During one's tenure": While one holds a particular position.
- Several new policies were introduced during her tenure as director.
"To hold tenure": To possess the status of permanent employment.
- He holds tenure in the history department.
Related Idioms
- "Tenure clock": The timeline, typically six to seven years, for a tenure-track professor to demonstrate their work and be reviewed for tenure.
- She is on the tenure clock and is preparing her dossier for review.
She earned tenure at the university after many years of dedicated teaching and research.
Noun
- the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
- the term during which some position is held
Verb
- give life-time employment to
- She was tenured after she published her book