Collocations for tenure - noun
1. holding an important position
ADJECTIVE
life,
lifetime (esp. AmE),
long
the lifetime tenure of federal judges
the lifetime tenure of federal judges
brief,
short
two-year, four-year, etc.
two-year, four-year, etc.
2. legal right to occupy property/land
3. right to remain permanently in your job
VERB + tenure
have
achieve, get (both esp. AmE)
grant sb
She has been granted tenure at Leeds University.
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.
He claims he was denied tenure because of his political views.
tenure + NOUN
track
(AmE)
He's on a tenure track in the French department of a college in Connecticut.
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.
She stopped her tenure clock twice to raise two children.
evaluation,
review
(both AmE)
decision (AmE)
The college's tenure decision is final.
decision (AmE)
The college's tenure decision is final.
Tenure is used after these nouns:
land
land