TENURE

Tenure

Tenure is a senior academic's contractual right not to have his or her position terminated without just cause.

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tenure

Noun

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

Verb

  1. To grant tenure, the status of having a permanent academic position, to (someone).


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