Standing and Tenure

Standing

Standing noun - The period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress.

Usage example: a tradition of long standing

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Tenure and standing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tenure" instead a noun "Standing".

Nearby Word: stand

Tenure noun - A fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position.

Usage example: during his tenure as president the college experienced steady growth

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Standing and tenure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Standing" instead a noun "Tenure".

Nearby Word: tenured

long	long standing	long tenure
brief	brief standing	brief tenure
current	current standing	current tenure
initial	initial standing	initial tenure
Other adjectives: bad, later, earlier.

One of the reasons many of the Guard left during Fred Colon's tenure was because he made racist comments while members of said races where standing feet away from him.

Source: Benevolent Boss
William Paulet: A long-standing member of the Privy Council whose primary distinction is his lengthy tenure.

Source: Literature / Now Blooms the Tudor Rose
According to historians, his tenure in Florence was a rare instance of corruption free governance during the Renaissance and his creation of the Florence standing army was regarded as a great achievement.

Source: Creator / Niccolò Machiavelli

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