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Noun tenure has 2 senses

tenure, term of office, incumbency - the term during which some position is held
--₁ is a kind of term
--₁ has particulars: presidency, presidential term, administration
Derived form: verb tenure₁
tenure, land tenure - the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
--₂ is a kind of legal right
--₂ has particulars: copyhold; freehold; villeinage

Verb tenure has 1 sense

tenure - give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book"
--₁ is one way to promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate

Derived form: noun tenure₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody