Definition of "nontenured" [nontenured]

• Not having or leading to tenure: a nontenured academic post. (adjective)

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• "But by not extending the contracts of nontenured faculty or by phasing out tenured positions over time, universities could seriously cut labor costs."
• "Some nontenured lecturers earn less than $100 for each student they instruct."
• "In a comprehensive canvassing of court decisions based on teacher evaluation for compe tency, I found that the defendant districts prevailed in more than a 3-to-1 ratio, and that there was no significant difference between the outcomes for nontenured as compared to tenured teachers."