Term (8)
'term' is the definition.
(I know that tenure is a type of term)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for tenure that I've seen before include "Way of holding" , "Possession of office or property" , "Length of time a position is held" , "Tenancy" , "Neuter (anag)" .)
'term' is the definition.
(a term is a period of time)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for period that I've seen before include "Amount of time - US full stop" , "School session" , "Indefinite length of time" , "term" , "End of story" .)
'term' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for duration that I've seen before include "Period during which something continues" , "Around it (anag.)" , "Term, span, time" , "Length of time" , "Time scale" .)
'term' is the definition.
(I know that semester is a type of academic session)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for semester that I've seen before include "half-year course of study" , "College half-year" , "study period" , "Steers me towards university term" , "Academic half-year term" .)