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"ref": "2022 November 16, Christian Wolmar, “Can Merriman use his rail knowledge to make a difference?”, in RAIL, number 970, page 45",
"text": "It will be rather entertaining to watch Merriman when he first faces the Transport Select Committee, with his former colleagues likely to be merciless in their questioning. During his tenure, Merriman was pretty sharp, which was no bad thing, and they will make sure he gets a dose of his own medicine.",
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"roman": "bǎoyǒu",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"word": "保有"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"word": "佔有"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhànyǒu",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"word": "占有"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"word": "擔任"
},
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"_dis1": "72 11 14 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dānrèn",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"word": "担任"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "bezit"
},
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"_dis1": "72 11 14 3",
"code": "fi",
"english": "thing",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"word": "omistajuus"
},
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"_dis1": "72 11 14 3",
"code": "fi",
"english": "office",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"word": "viranhaltijuus"
},
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"word": "tenza"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 11 14 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Besitz"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 11 14 3",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "thiteía",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "θητεία"
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"_dis1": "72 11 14 3",
"code": "hu",
"english": "objects",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"word": "birtoklás"
},
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"word": "tulajdonlás"
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"code": "hu",
"english": "office",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"word": "hivatali idő"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "essere titolare"
},
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"_dis1": "72 11 14 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "permanenza in carica"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 11 14 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gestione"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 11 14 3",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hoyū",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"word": "保有"
},
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"_dis1": "72 11 14 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"word": "tença"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "posesie"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vladénije",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "владе́ние"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 11 14 3",
"code": "ru",
"english": "office",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prebyvánije v dólžnosti",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "пребыва́ние в до́лжности"
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"_dis1": "72 11 14 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"word": "tenencia"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 11 14 3",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "padavī kālaṁ",
"sense": "status of possessing a thing or an office",
"word": "పదవీ కాలం"
}
]
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"name": "Feudalism",
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"_dis1": "2 87 5 6",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "period na vladeene",
"sense": "period of time possessed",
"word": "период на владеене"
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"_dis1": "2 87 5 6",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bǎoyǒuqī",
"sense": "period of time possessed",
"word": "保有期"
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"_dis1": "2 87 5 6",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "period of time possessed",
"word": "佔有期"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhànyǒuqī",
"sense": "period of time possessed",
"word": "占有期"
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"_dis1": "2 87 5 6",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "rènqī",
"sense": "period of time possessed",
"word": "任期"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 87 5 6",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "period of time possessed",
"word": "omistusaika"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 87 5 6",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "period of time possessed",
"word": "virkakausi"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 87 5 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "period of time possessed",
"word": "Amtszeit"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 87 5 6",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "katochí",
"sense": "period of time possessed",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "κατοχή"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 87 5 6",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "period of time possessed",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "durata di un incarico"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 87 5 6",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "period of time possessed",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "durata di un mandato"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 87 5 6",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hoyū kikan",
"sense": "period of time possessed",
"word": "保有期間"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 87 5 6",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "period of time possessed",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kadencja"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 87 5 6",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "period of time possessed",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "durată de mandat"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 87 5 6",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "period of time possessed",
"word": "durata posesiei"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 87 5 6",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "period of time possessed",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "termen de stăpânire"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 87 5 6",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "srok vladénija",
"sense": "period of time possessed",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "срок владе́ния"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 87 5 6",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "period of time possessed",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ма̀нда̄т"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 87 5 6",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "period of time possessed",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "màndāt"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 87 5 6",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "period of time possessed",
"word": "antigüedad"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 87 5 6",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "padavī kālaṁ",
"sense": "period of time possessed",
"word": "పదవీ కాలం"
}
]
},
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"A status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution."
],
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"permanent",
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],
[
"security",
"security"
],
[
"academic",
"academic"
],
[
"institution",
"institution"
]
],
"tags": [
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"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "21 6 72 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"word": "終身職位"
},
{
"_dis1": "21 6 72 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhōngshēn zhíwèi",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"word": "终身职位"
},
{
"_dis1": "21 6 72 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"word": "vastbenoemd zijn"
},
{
"_dis1": "21 6 72 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"word": "een vaste benoeming hebben"
},
{
"_dis1": "21 6 72 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"word": "vakinaisuus"
},
{
"_dis1": "21 6 72 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "titularisation"
},
{
"_dis1": "21 6 72 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Bekleidung"
},
{
"_dis1": "21 6 72 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Innehaben"
},
{
"_dis1": "21 6 72 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "monimótita",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "μονιμότητα"
},
{
"_dis1": "21 6 72 1",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "kviút",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "קביעות"
},
{
"_dis1": "21 6 72 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"word": "kinevezés"
},
{
"_dis1": "21 6 72 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"word": "véglegesítés"
},
{
"_dis1": "21 6 72 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"word": "állandósítás"
},
{
"_dis1": "21 6 72 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"word": "essere di ruolo"
},
{
"_dis1": "21 6 72 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "titolare di una cattedra"
},
{
"_dis1": "21 6 72 1",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shūshin-zaishokken",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"word": "終身在職権"
},
{
"_dis1": "21 6 72 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "estabilidade"
},
{
"_dis1": "21 6 72 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "posesie"
},
{
"_dis1": "21 6 72 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ocupare"
},
{
"_dis1": "21 6 72 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prebyvánije v dólžnosti",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "пребыва́ние в до́лжности"
},
{
"_dis1": "21 6 72 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "titularidad"
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},
{
"glosses": [
"A right to hold land under the feudal system."
],
"id": "en-tenure-en-noun-0YQtMMjV",
"links": [
[
"right",
"right"
],
[
"land",
"land"
],
[
"feudal system",
"feudal system"
]
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "2 17 4 77",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "right to hold land under the feudal system",
"word": "佔有權"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 17 4 77",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhànyǒuquán",
"sense": "right to hold land under the feudal system",
"word": "占有权"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 17 4 77",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "right to hold land under the feudal system",
"word": "läänitys"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 17 4 77",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "right to hold land under the feudal system",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tenure"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 17 4 77",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "right to hold land under the feudal system",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Besitztitel"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 17 4 77",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "right to hold land under the feudal system",
"word": "Besitzanspruch"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 17 4 77",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "dikaíoma gaioktisías",
"sense": "right to hold land under the feudal system",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "δικαίωμα γαιοκτησίας"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 17 4 77",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "right to hold land under the feudal system",
"word": "földbirtoklás"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 17 4 77",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "right to hold land under the feudal system",
"word": "földtulajdonlás"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 17 4 77",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "right to hold land under the feudal system",
"word": "földtulajdonjog"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 17 4 77",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "right to hold land under the feudal system",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "godimento di un terreno"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 17 4 77",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "seshū",
"sense": "right to hold land under the feudal system",
"word": "世襲"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 17 4 77",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "right to hold land under the feudal system",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "drept de posesie"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
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"ipa": "/ˈtɛn.jʊə/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈtɛn.jə/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈtɛn.jɚ/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
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"tags": [
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],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"word": "終身職位"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhōngshēn zhíwèi",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"word": "vastbenoemd zijn"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"word": "een vaste benoeming hebben"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"word": "vakinaisuus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "titularisation"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Bekleidung"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Innehaben"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "monimótita",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "μονιμότητα"
},
{
"code": "he",
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"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "קביעות"
},
{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"word": "kinevezés"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"word": "véglegesítés"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"word": "állandósítás"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"word": "essere di ruolo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "titolare di una cattedra"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shūshin-zaishokken",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"word": "終身在職権"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "estabilidade"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "posesie"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ocupare"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prebyvánije v dólžnosti",
"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "пребыва́ние в до́лжности"
},
{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "status of having a permanent post",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "titularidad"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "right to hold land under the feudal system",
"word": "佔有權"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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"sense": "right to hold land under the feudal system",
"word": "占有权"
},
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"code": "fi",
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},
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"code": "fr",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tenure"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "right to hold land under the feudal system",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Besitztitel"
},
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"code": "de",
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},
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"code": "el",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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"code": "hu",
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"code": "hu",
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},
{
"code": "hu",
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"code": "it",
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"masculine"
],
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},
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"code": "ja",
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"code": "ro",
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to grant tenure",
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},
{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to grant tenure",
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to grant tenure",
"word": "efetivar"
}
],
"word": "tenure"
}
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"(historical) tenure (right to hold land under the feudal system)"
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"english": "The long tenure that they are claiming is worth nothing to them",
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