Synonyms for tenure
ˈtɛn yərten·ure

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1. tenure, term of office, incumbencynoun

   the term during which some position is held

   Synonyms:
   term of office, incumbency, land tenure

2. tenure, land tenureverb

   the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands

   Synonyms:
   term of office, incumbency, land tenure

3. tenureverb

   give life-time employment to

   "She was tenured after she published her book"

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1. tenurenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Law.) manner or principle of holding (lands and tenements)

2. tenurenoun

   Synonyms:
   holding, use, occupation, occupancy, possession (for the time)

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1. List of paraphrases for "tenure":

   possession, mandate, occupation, occupancy, seniority, irremovability, occupying, tenancy, ownership, enjoyment, concession, term

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1. Carlos Vega:

   This was not easy for the (crime) victims especially, please remember them. ... I am hopeful that my opponent will take them more seriously during his tenure.

2. Marissa Mayer:

   As CEO, these thefts occurred during my tenure, and I want to sincerely apologize to each and every one of our users, unfortunately, while all our measures helped Yahoo successfully defend against the barrage of attacks by both private and state-sponsored hackers, Russian agents intruded on our systems and stole our users’ data.

3. Janet Mills:

   Let me be real clear: Maine's unemployment rate is down to 3.3. It was just 2.8 just a couple months ago. We have recovered all the jobs we have lost since the pandemic, during the pandemic, the state's economic growth has been the 11th best in the country, that's what the experts say. Under Mr. LePage's tenure, we were always toward the bottom and one year we were 49th in the country from the last recession.

4. William Barr:

   I have known Bob Mueller for 30 years, we worked closely together throughout my previous tenure at the Department of Justice under President George H.W. Bush. We've been friends since. And I have the utmost respect for Bob Mueller and Bob Mueller distinguished record of public service. And when Bob Mueller was named special counsel, I said Bob Mueller selection was' good news' and that, knowing Bob Mueller, I had confidence Bob Mueller would handle the matter properly. And I still have that confidence today.

5. Daniel Newman:

   It's unfortunate because I don't think Parag Agrawal tenure was long enough to actually fully indict Parag Agrawal. ... I just think with Musk's comments, it's pretty clear that Elon Musk wants to go in kind of a hard right from where the strategy was.