tenure

6 definitions • 11 examples

being the legal owner of land, a job, or an official public position, or the period of time during which you own it:

During his tenure as dean, he had a real influence on the students.

the right to remain permanently in a job:

have tenure She is one of the few people in the English Department who has tenure.

tenure-track US Tenure-track professors (= those likely to get tenure) who don't publish enough work may not be offered tenure.

the period of time when someone holds a job, esp. an official position, or the right to keep a job permanently:

During his tenure as mayor, relations with the police department worsened.

Michelle has tenure in her new teaching position.

the period of time during which someone is in an important job or position:

His 14-year tenure included some of the store's best times.

sb's tenure as sth Seven years ago, I began my official tenure as lab director.

under sb's tenure Listings at the NYSE soared under his tenure.

the right to remain permanently in a job, especially as a teacher at a university:

have tenure He took a semester off from UA, where he has tenure.

What grounds did the university give for denying tenure to you?

the legal right to use a piece of land or a property:

grant sb tenure They were not granted tenure to the land.