(~s)
1.
Someone’s ~ is their reputation or status.
...an artist of international ~...
He has improved his country’s ~ abroad...
N-UNCOUNT: with supp, oft adj N, with poss
2.
A party’s or person’s ~ is their popularity.
But, as the opinion poll shows, the party’s ~ with the people at large has never been so low...
N-COUNT: usu sing, with poss
3.
You use ~ to describe something which is permanently in existence.
Israel has a relatively small ~ army and its strength is based on its reserves...
Elizabeth had a ~ invitation to stay with her.
= permanent
ADJ: ADJ n
4.
see also free-~ , long-~
5.
You can use the expression of many years’ ~ to say that something has had a particular function or someone has had a particular role for many years. For example, if a place is your home of ten years’ ~, it has been your home for ten years. (WRITTEN)
...a Congressman of 24 years’ ~...
My girlfriend of long ~ left me.
PHRASE: n PHR