No. 4,438 in Polish
kadencja
"Kadencja" in English means "term of office" or "tenure."
In a sentence
Kadencja prezydenta trwa zwykle cztery lata.
The president's term usually lasts four years.
The term refers to the specified period during which the president holds office.
Kompozytor zastosował ciekawą kadencję harmoniczną na zakończenie utworu.
The composer used an interesting harmonic cadence at the end of the piece.
Here, 'cadence' refers to the sequence of musical chords signifying the conclusion of a passage in the musical composition.
Sędzia zakończył swoją kadencję w sądzie na początku roku.
The judge finished his tenure at the court at the beginning of the year.
In this context, it denotes the finite period during which the judge serves in a particular role.
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