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title: tenure — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tenure» in the school dictionary: Tenure is the length of time someone holds an important job or position. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tenure

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Tenure, someone, example, school, team, Professors · **What happens:** be, hold, give, not sack, live in, use · **To what, where:** length, important job, permanent job, teachers, professors, right

<!-- .vabout -->
«tenure» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [tenure in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tenure.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tenure is the length of time someone holds an important job or position.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tenure:m1:1
# text = Tenure is the length of time someone holds an important job or position.
1	Tenure	tenure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nsubj	_	_
8	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tenure | the length |  |  | time |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | present | someone | a important job or position |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"During her tenure as head teacher, the school grew."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tenure:m1e:1
# text = "During her tenure as head teacher, the school grew."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	During	during	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	tenure	tenure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** *in a quote* | past | the school |  |  |  | during her tenure as head teacher |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: education, especially USA — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tenure is a permanent job given to some teachers or professors after a trial period, so they cannot easily be sacked.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tenure:m2:1
# text = Tenure is a permanent job given to some teachers or professors after a trial period, so they cannot easily be sacked.
1	Tenure	tenure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	permanent	permanent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	professors	professor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	after	after	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	trial	trial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
18	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	23	advmod	_	_
21	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
22	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	aux:pass	_	_
23	sacked	sack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tenure | a permanent job |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | a permanent job *not said here* | some teachers or professors |  | after a trial period |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to teacher=Recipient |
| 3 | **not** **sack** | can · passive |  | professors *= professor* |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: law, money — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tenure is the right to live in or use a house or land, and the terms of it, for example owning (freehold) or renting.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tenure:m3:1
# text = Tenure is the right to live in or use a house or land, and the terms of it, for example owning (freehold) or renting.
1	Tenure	tenure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
23	owning	own	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	22	acl	_	_
24	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	freehold	freehold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	25	punct	_	_
27	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	renting	rent	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tenure | the right and the terms of land |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live in** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **use** | infinitive |  | a house or land |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Patient |
| 4 | **own** | gerund | example *not said here* | freehold |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot freehold=Theme |
| 5 | **rent** | gerund | example *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **term** |  |  | land |  |  |  |  | nom term «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
During his tenure as captain, the team won three cups.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tenure:x1:1
# text = During his tenure as captain, the team won three cups.
1	During	during	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	tenure	tenure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	cups	cup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | the team | three cups |  |  | during his tenure as captain |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The president's tenure lasted eight years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tenure:x2:1
# text = The president's tenure lasted eight years.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	president	president	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	tenure	tenure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	lasted	last	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **last** | past | the president's tenure |  |  |  | year |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Professors in the USA hope to get tenure.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tenure:x3:1
# text = Professors in the USA hope to get tenure.
1	Professors	professor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	hope	hope	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	tenure	tenure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hope** | present | Professors in the USA |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **get** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Professors in the USA *not said here* | tenure |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tenure=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tenants with security of tenure cannot be evicted without good reason.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tenure:x4:1
# text = Tenants with security of tenure cannot be evicted without good reason.
1	Tenants	tenant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	security	security	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	tenure	tenure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	evicted	evict	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	without	without	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **evict** | can · passive |  | Tenants with security of tenure |  |  |  | without good reason | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Land tenure was very unfair in the Middle Ages: lords owned most land.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tenure:x5:1
# text = Land tenure was very unfair in the Middle Ages: lords owned most land.
1	Land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	tenure	tenure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Middle	Middle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	flat	_	_
9	Ages	Age	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	lords	lord	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	owned	own	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	14	amod	_	_
14	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Land tenure |  |  |  | in the Middle Ages | unfair *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **own** | past | lords | most land |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot land=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her tenure as mayor ended last year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tenure:x6:1
# text = Her tenure as mayor ended last year.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	tenure	tenure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	mayor	mayor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | past | Her tenure as mayor |  |  |  | year |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our coach's tenure was short but successful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tenure:x7:1
# text = Our coach's tenure was short but successful.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	tenure	tenure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Our coach's tenure |  |  |  |  | short *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Our coach's tenure *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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