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  1. The meaning of TENURE is the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office); especially : a status granted after a trial period to a teacher that gives protection from summary dismissal. How to use tenure in a sentence.

  2. 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. [ U ] WORKPLACE

  3. TENURE meaning: 1. being the legal owner of land, a job, or an official public position, or the period of time…. Learn more.

  4. Tenure definition: the holding or possessing of anything. See examples of TENURE used in a sentence.

  5. Tenure from the Latin tenere means "to hold" and refers to the period of time a person works at a particular job or in an office. A president might have to deal with a recession during his tenure in the White House.

  6. Tenure is the legal right to live in a particular building or to use a particular piece of land during a fixed period of time. Lack of security of tenure was a reason for many families becoming homeless.

  7. 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 Dictionary.

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