Tenure

/ˈtɛn.jʊə/

Synonyms for "tenure" (158 found)

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Noun(11 words)

incumbency administration ambassadorships andropov archbishopric chairmanshipcommittee membershipcurrent termdeanship directorships editorship

adverse possessionalodium appointment berth billet burgage claim clamp clasp clench clinch clutch colonycontinuous tenurede factode juredependencyderivative titleduration employment

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engagement

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enlistmentfee fieffee positionfee simplefee simple absolutefee simple conditionalfee simple defeasiblefee simple determinablefee tailfeodum feud fiefdom frankalmoignfree socagefreehold gavelkind gig grapple grasp grip

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gripehaving title tohitch hold holding incumbency jobknight servicelay feelease leaseholdlegal claimlegal possession

Noun(13 words)

episcopategovernment administrationgovernor's officegovernorship headshipheadship of the schoolincumbenciesjob securityjudgeshipland tenurelandholding landownershipleadership period

Adjective(1 words)

gubernatorial term

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Noun(28 words)

lieutenancymayoral termoffice termofficeholdershipone-year headshipownership ofpastoratespermanent appointmentpontificate possessions premiershippremiership termpresidencies presidencyprime ministershipproperty rightsrectorship reign reigning reigns

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sultanate superintendency tenanciestenured statustermterm as descriptorterm of officethaneship

Adjective(2 words)

long stintpolitical term

mandate moonlighting occupancy occupation office openingoriginal titleowning permanence permanency place position possessing possession post preoccupancy preoccupation prepossession prescriptionprison term

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propertyproperty rightsproprietary rightsresidence residencysecond jobseisin service situation socage spell squatting station stretch sublease tenancy tenantrytenure in chivalryterm time title tour underlease undertenancy usucapion vacancyvillein socagevilleinhold villenage

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More general

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advance elevateemployment statuskick upstairslegal regimelegal rightpromoteproperty rightsraise termterm of officeupgrade

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6 entries

freehold leaseholdlong tenureshort tenuretenured facultytenured professorship

Collocations

6 entries

academic tenureearned tenureland tenurepermanent tenuretenure reviewtenure track

Inflections

1 entries

tenures

Derivations

2 entries

tenured tenurial

Sample sentences

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My brother just received tenure at the university where he teaches.

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I have tenure.

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I just got tenure.

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My professor didn't have tenure and was fired.

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