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tenure

1. Chiefly US and Canadian the improved security status of a person after having been in the employ of the same company or institution for a specified period
2. the right to permanent employment until retirement, esp for teachers, lecturers, etc.
3. Property law
a. the holding or occupying of property, esp realty, in return for services rendered, etc.
b. the duration of such holding or occupation
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Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan approved an extension in Gen Bajwa's tenure for another three years, according to a notification issued by the PM Office.
"According to a notification by the Pakistani Prime Minister's Office, General Qamar Javed Bajwa is appointed Chief of Army Staff for another term of three years from the date of completion of current tenure," The Dawn reported on Monday.
"When a worker has greater tenure, he tends to not demonstrate destructive saving behaviors, such as cashing out, stopping contributions and so forth,Ringquist says.
"Yes, this short tenure thing is going to work out best for everyone, specially for us, who do the real policing.
Moreover, they confirm that investors attach less value to firms whose directors' terms are shorter than average and firms where directors' tenure is more heterogeneous.
Practically speaking, professors do not need tenure to safeguard their freedom of inquiry and research; instead, tenure protects the tenured professor's freedom of speech and action both inside and outside the classroom.
Winding up speech on the Finance Supplementary (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019, the minister said the World Bank had stopped its lending programme for Pakistan in the previous tenure while the total loan amount had risen to 95 billion dollars.
Salisu Musa Tsafe representing Tsafe constituency in the state said four of them were suspended for their stand on local government tenure.
Options for Success was developed by Beyond the Tenure Track's founder Fatimah Williams, and is designed to help graduate students and postdoctoral scholars identify viable career paths, understand the link between their degrees and the professional world and manage the transition from university to professional placement.
Estimates from the analysis show that the publication of three T5 articles resulted in a 370 percent increase in the rate of receiving tenure, compared with candidates with similar levels of publications in non-T5 journals.
This move by the House appears to validate President George Manneh Weah's unease at working with officials holding tenure positions at other integrity institutions like the Liberia Anti - Corruption Commission (LACC) and Public Procurement and Concession Commission (PPCC) that were established in previous administration to help strengthen governance and fight corruption.
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