tenured

[ ten-yerd ]

adjective

1. of, having, or eligible for tenure, especially in a college or university:

   There are three tenured professors in the history department.

2. granting, allowing, or leading to tenure:

   None of the advertised jobs is a tenured position.

tenured

/ ˈtɛnjʊəd; ˈtɛnjəd /

adjective

1. 1. having tenure of office

      a tenured professor

   2. guaranteeing tenure of office

      a tenured post

Word History and Origins

Origin of tenured¹

First recorded in 1960–65; tenure + -ed ³

Example Sentences

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.

From 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.

From 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.

From 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.

From 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.

From Fortune

One interpretation suggests he is the embodiment of whisky, a lewd allusion to a tenured tradition of Scottish alcoholism.

From The Daily Beast

Even though I was tenured, if I left my once-beloved Mormon faith, I would lose my job.

From The Daily Beast

So instead, he taught a semester here and a semester there, filling in for tenured writers who were off somewhere else, writing.

From The Daily Beast

If he wins, he will become one of the longest-tenured members of Congress to win a spot in the Senate.

From The Daily Beast

Each will now stand alongside more tenured career members like Marc Jacobs and Oscar de la Renta.

From The Daily Beast