"Besetzung" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /bəˈzɛtsʊŋ/ Audio: De-Besetzung.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛt͡sʊŋ Etymology: From besetzen (“to place, fill, occupy”) + -ung. Compare Dutch bezetting (“occupation”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|de|besetzen|ung|t1=to place, fill, occupy}} besetzen (“to place, fill, occupy”) + -ung, {{cog|nl|bezetting||occupation}} Dutch bezetting (“occupation”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Besetzung f (genitive Besetzung, plural Besetzungen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Besetzung [genitive], Besetzungen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Besetzung [nominative, singular], Besetzungen [definite, nominative, plural], Besetzung [genitive, singular], Besetzungen [definite, genitive, plural], Besetzung [dative, singular], Besetzungen [dative, definite, plural], Besetzung [accusative, singular], Besetzungen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. occupation; invasion (of a country) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Besetzung-de-noun-6Si-wdMN
  2. squat (occupation of a building without permission) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Besetzung-de-noun-3hblgYWR
  3. (the action of and position resulting from) appointment for a role in a company or institution Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Besetzung-de-noun-sPZ8ITbr
  4. (the action of and position resulting from) appointment for a role in a company or institution
    (theater, film) cast; casting
    Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Besetzung-de-noun-CaF8DN9n Categories (other): Film, Theater, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -ung, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 6 21 11 62 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -ung: 11 22 24 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 18 10 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 8 4 84 Topics: broadcasting, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Besatzer, Besatzerin, Besatzung, besetzen, besetzt, besitzen, Okkupation
Derived forms: Bandbesetzung, Baumbesetzung, Besetzungsausgabe, Besetzungsbüro, Besetzungschef, Besetzungscouch, Besetzungsinversion, Besetzungsliste, Besetzungsmacht, Besetzungsplan, Besetzungsposse, Besetzungsproblem, Besetzungsschwierigkeit, Besetzungsstatut, Besetzungstruppe, Besetzungswahrscheinlichkeit, Besetzungszahl, Bestbesetzung, Betriebsbesetzung, Bombenbesetzung, Domainenbesetzung, Domänenbesetzung, Doppelbesetzung, Fabrikbesetzung, Fabrikbesetzungen, Fehlbesetzung, Filmbesetzung, Hauptrollenbesetzung, Hausbesetzung, Hörsaalbesetzung, Idealbesetzung, Neubesetzung, Notbesetzung, Objektbesetzung, Orchesterbesetzung, Originalbesetzung, Personalbesetzung, Revierbesetzung, Rheinlandbesetzung, Rollenbesetzung, Ruhrbesetzung, Serienbesetzung, Stammbesetzung, Starbesetzung, Stellenbesetzung, Stellenbesetzungsplan, Traumbesetzung, Überbesetzung, Umbesetzung, Unterbesetzung, Wiederbesetzung, Zweitbesetzung

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Bandbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Baumbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Besetzungsausgabe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Besetzungsbüro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Besetzungschef"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Besetzungscouch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Besetzungsinversion"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Besetzungsliste"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Besetzungsmacht"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Besetzungsplan"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Besetzungsposse"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Besetzungsproblem"
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    {
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      "word": "Besetzungsschwierigkeit"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Besetzungsstatut"
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    {
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      "word": "Besetzungstruppe"
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    {
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      "word": "Besetzungswahrscheinlichkeit"
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    {
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      "word": "Besetzungszahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Bestbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Betriebsbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Bombenbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Domainenbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Domänenbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Doppelbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Fabrikbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Fabrikbesetzungen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Fehlbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Filmbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Hauptrollenbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Hausbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Hörsaalbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Idealbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Neubesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Notbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Objektbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Orchesterbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Originalbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Personalbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Revierbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Rheinlandbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Rollenbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Ruhrbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Serienbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Stammbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Starbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Stellenbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Stellenbesetzungsplan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Traumbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Überbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Umbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Unterbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Wiederbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zweitbesetzung"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "suffix"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "",
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Besetzungen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Besetzung",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Besetzungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Besetzung",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Besetzungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Besetzungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Besetzung",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Besetzungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Besetzung f (genitive Besetzung, plural Besetzungen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Besatzer"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Besatzerin"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Besatzung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "besetzt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "besitzen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Okkupation"
    }
  ],
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        "occupation; invasion (of a country)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Besetzung-de-noun-6Si-wdMN",
      "links": [
        [
          "occupation",
          "occupation"
        ],
        [
          "invasion",
          "invasion"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "squat (occupation of a building without permission)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Besetzung-de-noun-3hblgYWR",
      "links": [
        [
          "squat",
          "squat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "appointment for a role in a company or institution"
      ],
      "id": "en-Besetzung-de-noun-sPZ8ITbr",
      "links": [
        [
          "appointment",
          "appointment"
        ],
        [
          "role",
          "role"
        ],
        [
          "company",
          "company"
        ],
        [
          "institution",
          "institution"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "the action of and position resulting from",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(the action of and position resulting from) appointment for a role in a company or institution"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Film",
          "orig": "de:Film",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Theater",
          "orig": "de:Theater",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 22 24 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German terms suffixed with -ung",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 18 10 63",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 8 4 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "appointment for a role in a company or institution",
        "cast; casting"
      ],
      "id": "en-Besetzung-de-noun-CaF8DN9n",
      "links": [
        [
          "appointment",
          "appointment"
        ],
        [
          "role",
          "role"
        ],
        [
          "company",
          "company"
        ],
        [
          "institution",
          "institution"
        ],
        [
          "theater",
          "theater"
        ],
        [
          "film",
          "film#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "cast",
          "cast"
        ],
        [
          "casting",
          "casting"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "the action of and position resulting from",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(the action of and position resulting from) appointment for a role in a company or institution",
        "(theater, film) cast; casting"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "broadcasting",
        "entertainment",
        "film",
        "lifestyle",
        "media",
        "television",
        "theater"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bəˈzɛtsʊŋ/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛt͡sʊŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Besetzung"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms suffixed with -ung",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:German/ɛt͡sʊŋ",
    "Rhymes:German/ɛt͡sʊŋ/3 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Bandbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Baumbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Besetzungsausgabe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Besetzungsbüro"
    },
    {
      "word": "Besetzungschef"
    },
    {
      "word": "Besetzungscouch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Besetzungsinversion"
    },
    {
      "word": "Besetzungsliste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Besetzungsmacht"
    },
    {
      "word": "Besetzungsplan"
    },
    {
      "word": "Besetzungsposse"
    },
    {
      "word": "Besetzungsproblem"
    },
    {
      "word": "Besetzungsschwierigkeit"
    },
    {
      "word": "Besetzungsstatut"
    },
    {
      "word": "Besetzungstruppe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Besetzungswahrscheinlichkeit"
    },
    {
      "word": "Besetzungszahl"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bestbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Betriebsbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bombenbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Domainenbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Domänenbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Doppelbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fabrikbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fabrikbesetzungen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fehlbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Filmbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hauptrollenbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hausbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hörsaalbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Idealbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Neubesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Notbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Objektbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Orchesterbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Originalbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Personalbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Revierbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rheinlandbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rollenbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ruhrbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Serienbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stammbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Starbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stellenbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stellenbesetzungsplan"
    },
    {
      "word": "Traumbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Überbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Umbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Unterbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wiederbesetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zweitbesetzung"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "suffix"
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        "3": "",
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From besetzen (“to place, fill, occupy”) + -ung. Compare Dutch bezetting (“occupation”).",
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    {
      "form": "Besetzung",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Besetzungen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Besetzung",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "Besetzungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Besetzung",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Besetzungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Besetzung",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Besetzungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Besetzung",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Besetzungen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Besetzung f (genitive Besetzung, plural Besetzungen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Besatzer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Besatzerin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Besatzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "besetzen"
    },
    {
      "word": "besetzt"
    },
    {
      "word": "besitzen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Okkupation"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "occupation; invasion (of a country)"
      ],
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        [
          "occupation",
          "occupation"
        ],
        [
          "invasion",
          "invasion"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "squat (occupation of a building without permission)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "squat",
          "squat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "appointment for a role in a company or institution"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "appointment",
          "appointment"
        ],
        [
          "role",
          "role"
        ],
        [
          "company",
          "company"
        ],
        [
          "institution",
          "institution"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "the action of and position resulting from",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(the action of and position resulting from) appointment for a role in a company or institution"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Film",
        "de:Theater"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "appointment for a role in a company or institution",
        "cast; casting"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "appointment",
          "appointment"
        ],
        [
          "role",
          "role"
        ],
        [
          "company",
          "company"
        ],
        [
          "institution",
          "institution"
        ],
        [
          "theater",
          "theater"
        ],
        [
          "film",
          "film#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "cast",
          "cast"
        ],
        [
          "casting",
          "casting"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "the action of and position resulting from",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(the action of and position resulting from) appointment for a role in a company or institution",
        "(theater, film) cast; casting"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "broadcasting",
        "entertainment",
        "film",
        "lifestyle",
        "media",
        "television",
        "theater"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bəˈzɛtsʊŋ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Besetzung.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2f/De-Besetzung.ogg/De-Besetzung.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/De-Besetzung.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛt͡sʊŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Besetzung"
}

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