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dependant prohibited from accompanying an employee [1 record]

Record 1 2023-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Administration
  • Security
OBS

In Canada and Great Britain, the term "dependant" when used as a noun as is the case here, is more frequently written with an "a", whereas in the United States, the spelling with an "e" is more common.

Key term(s)
  • dependants prohibited from accompanying an employee
  • dependent prohibited from accompanying an employee
  • dependents prohibited from accompanying an employee

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration fédérale
  • Sécurité
OBS

Source(s) : Directives sur le service extérieur.

Key term(s)
  • personnes à charge non autorisées à accompagner l'employé

Spanish

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