tenure for life

基本解释

In 1987, before the Party's Thirteenth National Congress was held, to set an example for abolishing the system of life tenure in leading posts, I expressed my wish to retire.
一九八七年，在黨的第十三次全國代表大會召開以前，爲了身躰力行地廢除乾部領導職務終身制，我提出了退休的願望。
Tenure for life in leading posts is linked both to feudal influences and to the continued absence of proper regulations in the Party for the retirement and dismissal of cadres.
乾部領導職務終身制現象的形成，同封建主義的影響有一定關系，同我們黨一直沒有妥善的退休解職辦法也有關系。
But even during this transitional stage we must endeavour to reduce the average age of cadres and to create conditions for abolishing life tenure and setting up a retirement system.
但是在這個過渡堦段，必須認真使乾部隊伍年輕化，爲退休制度的建立和領導職務終身制的廢除創造條件。

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