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• n  the term during which some position is held
• n  the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
• v  give life-time employment to
  She was tenured after she published her book

• I'm ambivalent about tenure, but it's also one of the few financial incentives for teachers.
• Faced with dismal school performance and tight budgets, politicians are reneging on the idea of teacher tenure.
• But where the tenure track for college professors can require a record of published research and probationary periods of up to 10 years, K-12 teachers can win tenure after working .

• term of office
• incumbency
• land tenure

News & Articles

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• Columbus County's Department of Aging director Ed Worley honored for years of service
  With fanfare befitting his tenure of public service, Ed "Cuz" Worley received honors on the local, state and federal levels Wednesday as Columbus County's Department of Aging director formally stepped down.
  June 16, 2013 - The Fayetteville Observer
• Percentage of tenured, tenure-track faculty in CSU declines
  By: Rabiya Hussain According to Diana Guerin , chair of the CSU Academic Senate, 500 tenured and tenure-track faculty left the CSU system and only 400 were hired to replace them. ...
  June 14, 2013 - The Daily 49er
• Over/Under on Chip Kelly's Tenure in Philadelphia
  Requesting you expand on that a bit. RT @ espn_nfceast Under. RT @ frankie_junior : Over/under on Chip Kelly tenure at 3.5 seasons. Go. @ jimmy_beast 3.5 is average NFL HC tenure, and this guy has no prior NFL experience. Easy play.
  June 13, 2013 - Philly.com

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in Belfast Telegraph
  We have seen progress stalled on this front, and I suggested to the Prime Minister that he has a historic opportunity to get a serious movement on this issue during his tenure,President Obama said.
• Jon Kyl in BusinessWeek
  As a Secretary-General, at the same time, while I am firmly against impunity, I also hope that the members of the international community should pay due regard to all aspects of international humanitarian laws. During my entire tenure, I will try... Ban Ki-moon http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ban_Ki-moon&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFIDDDOdKd-qT9hUhe56NEPnY21Lw AXcess News http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.axcessnews.com/modules/wfsection/article.php%3Farticleid%3D12573&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNH594gxKcAWcJzz0uJ84JZ11-3MNA Jan 2, 2007 99003 131316 tenure Her tenure ...... was marred, in my view, by her decision to punish the military and would-be recruits for a policy -- 'don't ask, don't tell' and the Solomon Amendment -- that was enacted by members of Congress and signed into law by President...