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The whole purpose of annual reviews is to keep you abreast of whether or not you are fulfilling the requirements of tenure.
Norman Finkelstein

Meaning of "tenure" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TENURE

From Old French, from Medieval Latin tenitūra, ultimately from Latin tenēre to hold.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TENURE

tenure  [ˈtɛnjʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TENURE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tenure is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TENURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tenure (academic)

In the United States and Canada, tenure is a senior academic's contractual right not to have his or her position terminated without just cause.

Definition of tenure in the English dictionary

The first definition of tenure in the dictionary is the possession or holding of an office or position. Other definition of tenure is the length of time an office, position, etc, lasts; term. Tenure is also the improved security status of a person after having been in the employ of the same company or institution for a specified period.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TENURE


continua
kənˈtɪnjʊə
continuer
kənˈtɪnjʊə
conure
ˈkɒnjʊə
cornua
ˈkɔːnjʊə
discontinuer
ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjʊə
disinure
ˌdɪsɪˈnjʊə
enure
ɪˈnjʊə
genua
ˈdʒenjʊə
inure
ɪˈnjʊə
manure
məˈnjʊə
subtenure
ˈsʌbˌtɛnjʊə
tournure
tʊəˈnjʊə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TENURE

tentless
tentlike
tentmaker
tentorial
tentorium
tentwise
tenue
tenues
tenuirostral
tenuis
tenuity
tenuous
tenuously
tenuousness
tenurable
tenure track position
tenured
tenurial
tenurially
tenuto

WORDS THAT END LIKE TENURE

adventure
agriculture
architecture
be sure
capture
culture
demeasnure
encoignure
ensure
exposure
failure
feature
figure
fish manure
for good measure
green manure
horse manure
security of tenure
to be sure
zonure

Synonyms and antonyms of tenure in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TENURE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tenure» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tenure

Translation of «tenure» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TENURE

Find out the translation of tenure to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tenure from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tenure» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

居住权
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tenencia
570 millions of speakers

English

tenure
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कार्यकाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحيازة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

владения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

posse
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভোগদখল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bail
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tempoh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nutzungsrecht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不動産の保有期間
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 거주권
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tenure
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhiệm kỳ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பதவி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कालावधी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

görev süresi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diritto d´occupazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kadencja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

володіння
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

posesiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θητεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verblyfreg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

besittnings
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tenure
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tenure

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TENURE»

The term «tenure» is very widely used and occupies the 15.552 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TENURE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tenure» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tenure» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tenure

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10 QUOTES WITH «TENURE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tenure.
1
Andrew Bogut
These days, to be seven years in one spot in any pro sport is a pretty long tenure.
2
Don Cooper
I've gotta believe that my managing tenure has come to an end here.
3
Robert Evans
I never graduated high school; they had to change the Ivy League rules. During my tenure at Brown, I helped them become the number one Ivy League school.
4
Norman Finkelstein
The whole purpose of annual reviews is to keep you abreast of whether or not you are fulfilling the requirements of tenure.
5
Francis Fukuyama
The rationale for tenure is still valid. But the system has turned the academy into one of the most conservative and costly institutions in the country. Yes, conservative: Economists joke that their discipline advances one funeral at a time, but many fields must wait for wholesale generational turnover before new approaches take hold.
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Francis Fukuyama
I'm a tenured professor. But I'd get rid of tenure.
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Tony Judt
It would be suicide in the American academy to show too early an interest beyond your doctoral specialization: charges of everything from charlatanry to ambition would be levied and tenure denied. I've seen this first-hand.
8
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Organizational structures that allow divisions and departments to own their turf and people with long tenure to take root creates the same hardened group distinctions as Congressional redistricting to produce homogeneous voting blocs - all of which makes it easier to resist compromise, let alone collaboration.
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Emile Lahoud
The project to settle Palestinians here will be never be approved during my tenure regardless of the price.
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Steven Levitt
I think the problem with schools is not too many incentives but too few. Because of tenure, teachers' unions, and the fact that teachers generally aren't observed in their classrooms, they can do whatever they want in class.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TENURE»

Discover the use of tenure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tenure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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PROMOTION AND TENURE CONFIDENTIAL
This book is a guide to thinking about and planning for tenure, promotion, and academic career-planning.
David D Perlmutter, 2010
2
The Questions of Tenure
But beyond anecdote and opinion, what do we really know about how tenure works? In this unique book, Richard Chait and his colleagues offer the results of their research on key empirical questions.
Richard P. CHAIT, Richard Chait, 2009
3
Tenure: A Novel
Student protests, rape, sexual proclivities, and faddish disciplines swirl and twist in the background as Billy Mann and Abraham Smith, two young professors, are caught in the critical battles of campus life in this novel that can best be ...
Richard Levine, 2003
4
Communal land tenure: an FAO land tenure study
Main types of communal tenure. Origin and description of communal tenures. Primary tenures. Secondary tenures. Tertiary tenures. Advantages and disadvantages of primary and secondary communal tenure. Future prospects of communal tenure.
Gerard Clauson, 1953
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Life on the Tenure Track: Lessons from the First Year
Lang narrates the story of his first year on the tenure track with wit and wisdom, detailing his moments of confusion, frustration, and even elation—in the classroom, at his writing desk, during his office hours, in departmental ...
James M. Lang, 2009
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The Case for Tenure
This is not to deny its drawbacks, both for the individual and for the institution, but it is to maintain that the system is far better for society than any substitute suggested thus far.
Matthew W. Finkin, 1996
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Promotion and Tenure: Community and Socialization in Academe
Such analyses often lead to the assumptions that unity of purpose is essential and leadership is impossible. This book reframes rather than suppresses these notions, and by respecting the differences, builds a commonality between them.
William G. Tierney, Estela Mara Bensimon, 1996
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Digital Scholarship in the Tenure, Promotion, and Review Process
" This collection of cutting edge articles marks the first effort to set standards, define basic issues and concepts, and integrate electronic scholarship into the tenure debate.
Deborah Lines Andersen, 2004
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The Selection and Tenure of Judges
Haynes, Evan. The Selection and Tenure of Judges. [Newark]: The National Conference of Judicial Councils, 1944. xix, 308 pp. Reprint available January, 2005 by the Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN 1-58477-483-5.
Evan Haynes, 2005
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Publishing for Tenure and Beyond
The book also provides details about to maximize the likelihood of having articles accepted for publication by journals.
Franklin H. Silverman, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TENURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tenure is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wisconsin Gov. Walker's Next Battle: Tenure
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has been making national headlines for years taking on public and private sector unions. Now, the possible GOP presidential ... «NPR, Jun 15»
2
Outraged UW-Madison faculty call for full-court press on tenure
By nonfiscal language, faculty are referring to GOP lawmakers' addition of detailed layoff procedures for tenured faculty and limitations on shared governance ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jun 15»
3
Unions Subdued, Scott Walker Turns to Tenure at Wisconsin Colleges
“It'll be impossible for us to attract and retain people if we're the only one that has such a weak protection of tenure,” said Donald Moynihan, a professor of public ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
4
UW cut trimmed but tenure, shared goverance changes infuriate …
A Capitol Police officer and Assembly Sergeant at Arms Anne Tonnon Byers, right, remove two women from a Capitol hearing room Friday after they interrupted ... «Madison.com, May 15»
5
Teacher tenure case begins in court
Both sides of New York's teacher tenure case made their first substantive legal arguments in a courtroom on Wednesday, as a coalition of teachers' unions and ... «Capital New York, Jan 15»
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Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission says Ypsilanti Judge …
The Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission filed the complaint against Judge J. Cedric Simpson out of the 14-A District Court. The intern, Crystal Vargas, was ... «WXYZ, Nov 14»
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California Gov. Jerry Brown files appeal over teacher tenure ruling
LOS ANGELES – California Gov. Jerry Brown late Friday appealed a court ruling that struck down tenure and other job protections for the state's teachers. «Fox News, Aug 14»
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Kansas teachers' union challenges anti-tenure law
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The largest teachers' union in Kansas filed a lawsuit Monday against a new state law that ended guaranteed tenure for public school ... «NewsOK.com, Aug 14»
9
Tweeting without Tenure
Is tweeting only safe for those of us with tenure? These questions are raised by the decision of the University of Illinois to rescind a job offer to a lateral faculty ... «Washington Post, Aug 14»
10
Teacher Tenure Lawsuits Spread From California To New York
That question is at the center of the heated debate about teacher tenure. In New York today, a group of parents and advocates, led by former CNN and NBC ... «NPR, Jul 14»

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