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- noun Plural form of
tenent .
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Examples
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One of the main tenents of a democracy is a citizen’s ability to address grievances either through courts, elections or lobbying elected officials for help.
Think Progress » Murtha is Right: Reagan’s Redeployment Made America Stronger 2006
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Any organization must have certain basic tenents to believe in.
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“Love thy neighbor” and “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” are both tenents grounded in notions of “social justice.”
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You will then, by the tenents of your belief go to hell.
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I didn't stand up and defend this country to have nit-wits like this casually dismiss the tenents of our system of justice.
Rubio: Miranda rights could hamper terror investigations 2010
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CNN do you remember those tenents of journalistic integrity?
Ed Henry tweets while following Obama today from Cleveland 2009
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I think it is reasonable and well within the law that a landlord has to take reasonable precautions to protect his tenents.
The Volokh Conspiracy » What Should Landlords Do If a Tenant Is Accused of a Violent Crime? 2010
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The GOP seems to have abandoned the central tenents which appealled to so many people.
Vitter defends Southern influence in GOP, slams Voinovich 2009
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And you believe that employers should be able to fire gays, and landlords can evict gay tenents, all because no proprietor should have to put up with suchsin.
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They're rejecting the basic tenents of effective and efficient health care reform.
Top Dem aide: 'Significant policy issues' could still derail deal 2009
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