tenured

[ ten-yerd ]

/ ˈtɛn yərd /

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adjective

of, having, or eligible for tenure, especially in a college or university: There are three tenured professors in the history department.

granting, allowing, or leading to tenure: None of the advertised jobs is a tenured position.

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Origin of tenured

First recorded in 1960–65; tenure + -ed³

Words nearby tenured

tenty, tenuis, tenuity, tenuous, tenure, tenured, tenure-track, tenuto, ten-weeks stock, Ten-Wheeler, ten-yard rule

How to use tenured in a sentence

Wilson, who joined an early precursor of the Supremes when she was 15, was the longest-tenured member of the singing group that vied with the Beatles for dominance over the pop charts in the mid-1960s.
Mary Wilson, original member of Motown’s chart-topping Supremes, dies at 76|Matt Schudel|February 9, 2021|Washington Post
During the one-year transition period, Hollendoner will work alongside Jean, who is one of the longest-tenured leaders in the LGBTQ movement.
Passing the baton, Lorri Jean to exit as LA LGBT Center CEO|Brody Levesque|January 28, 2021|Washington Blade
The longest-tenured and highest-paid players, such as defensive end Ryan Kerrigan and cornerback Kendall Fuller, stopped seeing him as a rookie in training camp.
Chase Young’s upbringing made him a ‘crazy unusual’ leader, and Washington is already following|Sam Fortier|January 1, 2021|Washington Post
As the Wizards geared up for the new season with a long-anticipated free agency signing, the franchise’s longest-tenured player tried to hit the eject button.
NBA free agency winners and losers: A tough weekend for the Wizards and Knicks|Ben Golliver|November 23, 2020|Washington Post

An oil and gas job search study from last year that Deloitte references estimated that about 50% of the workforce is “tenured,” with the majority retiring within the next five to seven years.
The oil and gas industry has lost more than 100,000 jobs this year|kdunn6|October 5, 2020|Fortune
One interpretation suggests he is the embodiment of whisky, a lewd allusion to a tenured tradition of Scottish alcoholism.
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality|Noah Caldwell|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even though I was tenured, if I left my once-beloved Mormon faith, I would lose my job.
A Brigham Young University Professor’s Escape from Mormonism|Lynn K. Wilder|October 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
So instead, he taught a semester here and a semester there, filling in for tenured writers who were off somewhere else, writing.
A Plot Against Living: J.F. Powers’s ‘Suitable Accommodations’|D. G. Myers|August 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If he wins, he will become one of the longest-tenured members of Congress to win a spot in the Senate.
Gomez or Go Home: The Massachusetts Senate Race Is Down to the Wire—and It Matters Big Time|David Freedlander|June 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Each will now stand alongside more tenured career members like Marc Jacobs and Oscar de la Renta.
The CFDA Announces 32 New Members|Misty White Sidell|June 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for tenured

tenured

/ (ˈtɛnjʊəd, ˈtɛnjəd) /

adjective

mainly US and Canadian

having tenure of officea tenured professor
guaranteeing tenure of officea tenured post

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