All tenure synonyms
ten·ure
T t noun tenure
- handclasp — a gripping of hands by two or more people, as in greeting, parting, making a commitment, or expressing affection.
- freehold — a town in E New Jersey: battle of Monmouth courthouse 1778.
- inhabitance — place of residence; habitation.
- grasp — to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- inhabitancy — place of residence; habitation.
- incumbency — the quality or state of being incumbent.
- handshake — handshaking
- handgrip — the grip or clasp of a hand, as in greeting: a firm but friendly handgrip.
- clench — When you clench your fist or your fist clenches, you curl your fingers up tightly, usually because you are very angry.
- inhabitation — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
- handhold — a grip with the hand or hands.
- occupancy — the act, state, or condition of being or becoming a tenant or of living in or taking up quarters or space in or on something: Continued occupancy of the office depends on a rent reduction.
- grip — the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- governorship — the duties, term in office, etc., of a governor.
- gripe — Informal. to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble.
- occupation — a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.
- mandate — a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative: The president had a clear mandate to end the war.
- grapnel — a device consisting essentially of one or more hooks or clamps, for grasping or holding something; grapple; grappling iron.
- administration — Administration is the range of activities connected with organizing and supervising the way that an organization or institution functions.
- clinch — If you clinch something you are trying to achieve, such as a business deal or victory in a contest, you succeed in obtaining it.