Synonyms of tenure

tenure

noun

ˈten-yər 

as in term

a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position

during his tenure as president the college experienced steady growth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• term
• stint
• tour
• hitch
• shift
• duration
• lifetime
• time
• span
• standing
• cycle
• watch
• life
• spell
• go
• lifespan
• stretch
• turn
• run

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tenure

During his tenure, Skechers expanded to more than 180 countries and more than 5,000 stores globally, while revenue nearly tripled to more than $9 billion, according to Levi Strauss. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

McCaffrey’s tenure as a Panther, despite injuries and losing seasons, was ultimately a very successful individual one. — Will Dehmel october 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026

Georgia fans responded with articles from 2003 showing that former head coach Mark Richt used the phrase early in his tenure, creating a good old fashioned social media standoff. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

During my tenure as a machine learning engineer and AI researcher at Hugging Face and now as the CEO of an AI startup, ​I have watched and participated in the evolution of large language models (LLMs) from being cute to being kind of scary. — Yifeng Yin, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026