tenure
noun
formal uk/ˈtenjər/ us [ C ] WORKPLACE
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.
[ U ] WORKPLACE
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?
[ U ] LAW, PROPERTY
the legal right to use a piece of land or a property:
grant sb tenure They were not granted tenure to the land.
See also
job tenure
security of tenure