The ten root of these words derives from the Latin tenere, which just means "hold."
In an academic sense, tenure means to give an educator a position that is permanent. It can also just means that someone holds an office, such as a political position.
Tenure means to have the right to hold property. My sister had to spell tenure on her spelling test.
It means a subject of dispute.
This means to have an opinion that is not the same that someone else has. You are on this side, he is on that side of the question.
(The word contention means strife, strong debate, or argument, or an allegation.)The contention revolved around the use permit for the proposed playground.The candidates were locked in contention over whether or not to allow the large national chain store to do business in the community.It was the plantiff's contention that the company fired her for no reason.
I think like hold or holding ,....tension,
In an academic sense, tenure means to give an educator a position that is permanent. It can also just means that someone holds an office, such as a political position.
bone of contention means ... why is it special like why is Jerusalem a bone of contention to Judaism ....this means why is Jerusalem special to Judaism.
Tenure means to have the right to hold property. My sister had to spell tenure on her spelling test.
Tenure refers to the particular duration that a person is supposed to hold.
It means a subject of dispute.
This means to have an opinion that is not the same that someone else has. You are on this side, he is on that side of the question.
(The word contention means strife, strong debate, or argument, or an allegation.)The contention revolved around the use permit for the proposed playground.The candidates were locked in contention over whether or not to allow the large national chain store to do business in the community.It was the plantiff's contention that the company fired her for no reason.
Tenure means how long the employee or the employees have been with the company. For example, one employee's tenure may be 10 years, whereas collectively, between all the employees of the company, their tenure may be hundreds or thousands of years with the company.
it means the right to hold property.
Stability of tenure personnel means availability of personnel in case employees leave the company. This means that replacements should always be available in order to provide stability of the business.
I believe you are looking for the phrase "bone of contention". I'm not sure the origin, but I imagine it has something to do with animals fighting over a bone. that's completely wrong, the phrase is 'bone of contention' but it means to have a problem with someone or something. if i failed to pay back money to an old friend it would always be a bone of contention between us. but it can apply to anything