untenured
Americanadjective
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unheld, as property or a position.
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lacking tenure, as a college instructor.
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not offering or leading to tenure, as some college teaching positions.
Etymology
Origin of untenured
Example Sentences
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“The Great Man Theory” explores the lows of untenured academia, with all of its late-capitalist humiliations.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2022
Walker, who is an untenured professor, will remain on leave before officially stepping down at the end of the academic year in May.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2021
Despite their efforts to adapt, for untenured researchers and graduate students, delays can be career breaking.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 20, 2021
Cases in which a tenured faculty member, or even an untenured teacher, take wholly noxious stands don’t occur all that often, but they’re not unprecedented.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2020
Students don't really get tenure, of course, the way professors do, but a tenth-year graduate student has probably been around the university longer than any untenured professor.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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