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Collocations for tenure - noun

1. holding an important position

ADJECTIVE

life, lifetime (esp. AmE), long
the lifetime tenure of federal judges
brief, short
two-year, four-year, etc.

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VERB + tenure

have
She had a long tenure of office.
begin, end

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PREPOSITION

during sb's tenure
He achieved a lot during his short tenure.

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PHRASES

a tenure of office

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3. right to remain permanently in your job

ADJECTIVE

academic, faculty (AmE)
indefinite (esp. AmE)

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VERB + tenure

have
achieve, get (both esp. AmE)
grant sb
She has been granted tenure at Leeds University.
deny sb (esp. AmE)
He claims he was denied tenure because of his political views.

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tenure + NOUN

track (AmE)
He's on a tenure track in the French department of a college in Connecticut.
clock (AmE)
She stopped her tenure clock twice to raise two children.
evaluation, review (both AmE)
decision (AmE)
The college's tenure decision is final.

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Tenure is used after these nouns:
land

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