English主要词典
tenure
Universal Words
noun [U]
1 the period of time when sb holds an important job, especially a political one; the act of holding an important job:
his four-year tenure as President * She knew that tenure of high political office was beyond her.
2 the right to stay permanently in your job, especially as a teacher at a university:
It's still extremely difficult to get tenure.
3 the legal right to live in a house or use a piece of land:
When you rent a house here, you don't have security of tenure.
