untenured
/uhn-ten-yerd/US // ʌnˈtɛn yərd //
无固定期限,无固定期限的,非终身制,无任期的
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : unheld, as property or a position.
- : lacking tenure, as a college instructor.
- : not offering or leading to tenure, as some college teaching positions.
Examples
The news first came to light in the spring when West, in announcing he was leaving, said the university had turned down a recommendation by a faculty committee that would have made his untenured position a tenured one.
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