Stint and Tenure

Stint

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

Usage example: signed up for a three-year stint in the army

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

Nearby Words: stingy, stinted, stinting

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

Nearby Word: tenured

long	long stint	long tenure
brief	brief stint	brief tenure
short	short stint	short tenure
current	current stint	current tenure
Other adjectives: original, initial, difficult, entire, successful, disastrous, early, short-lived, lengthy, previous, two-year, five-year, lived, hosting.

After his tenure as the Starman of 1951, and a stint in the afterlife, he's a lot nicer.

Source: Comicbook / Starman
Long Runner: During her first stint with company was the diva with the longest tenure there (ten years for the record).

Source: Characters / WWE Commentators
Another Michael Jackson was the singer for NWOBHM cult legends Satan once they reverted back to their original name after their stint as Blind Fury, and stuck with them during their tenure as Pariah.

Source: Names The Same / Music

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