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tenants’ association
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tendentious

ten·den·tious [ ten dénshəss ] or ten·den·cious [ ten dénshəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
trying to influence opinion: written or spoken with personal bias in order to promote a cause or support a viewpoint

[Early 20th century. <tendency]

ten·den·tious·ly adverb
ten·den·tious·ness noun
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