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• in-residence
  in-residence

  adjective

  assigned to a staff position in an institution such as a college or university, while allowed sufficient time to pursue one's own professional work, study, or research (usually used in combination).
• in residence
  in residence

  Committed to live and work in a certain place, often for a specific length of time. For example, He loved being the college's poet in residence. This expression, dating from the 1300s, originally referred to ecclesiastical clerics whose presence was required in a specific church. It was extended to other appointments in the mid-1800s.

in-residence

American  

[in-rez-i-duhns] / ɪnˈrɛz ɪ dəns /

adjective

1. assigned to a staff position in an institution such as a college or university, while allowed sufficient time to pursue one's own professional work, study, or research (usually used in combination).

   a poet-in-residence at the university.

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in residence Idioms  

1. Committed to live and work in a certain place, often for a specific length of time. For example, He loved being the college's poet in residence. This expression, dating from the 1300s, originally referred to ecclesiastical clerics whose presence was required in a specific church. It was extended to other appointments in the mid-1800s.

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Etymology

Origin of in-residence

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

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in-residence in residence

That place involves a music-focused in-game lineup that includes Wooley, a bevy of in-residence local bands, anthem singers Madison Stoneman and Tommie Burton plus a newly added 32-member marching band.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2022

Casino operations and in-residence gatherings of people who do not belong to the same household are also not allowed.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 6, 2022

Thanks to Arsenault’s avid leadership, in 2014 TeenTix will celebrate its 10th anniversary by transitioning from a Seattle Center project to an independent organization with big plans, in-residence at Seattle Center.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2013

Guests can sit in the property’s Living Room, sip a fashion-inspired cocktail created by Gerber Bars, and have a student from Parsons draw an illustration of their likeness as part of an in-residence fashion program.

From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2011

Michigan, Barnard, Brandeis, Stanford, Purdue, Denver and several others now have professional schools staffed by in-residence acting companies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pelley and Alfonsi are now set to serve as journalists in residence at Columbia Journalism School during the 2026-27 academic year.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

And Argentina advanced past Switzerland despite a quiet night from its 39-year-old genius in residence, Lionel Messi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

President Donald Trump was in residence at the White House the time at the time of the shooting, and is yet to offer comment on Saturday night's events.

From BBC ● May 24, 2026

In February, the Wende bought a three-bedroom house built in the 1940s adjacent to the museum’s campus that will be used as a live-work space for photographers in residence.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026

“I was not in residence there at that time,” said he.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson