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DEPARTMENT SANITATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1978-10-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Municipal Administration
- Waste Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sanitation department
1, record 1, English, sanitation%20department
correct, United States, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- department of sanitation 1, record 1, English, department%20of%20sanitation
correct, United States, generic
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most municipalities maintain departments of sanitation, but enlightened areas are beginning to realize that the taxpayers may get a better break from private contractor control of collection, haulage and disposal. If this trend continues ... eventually ... the city sanitation departments [will be] possibly acting as monitors for the private service contractors. 1, record 1, English, - sanitation%20department
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In England and on the Continent sanitation is more truthfully called "public cleansing". 1, record 1, English, - sanitation%20department
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Administration municipale
- Gestion des déchets
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- service du nettoiement
1, record 1, French, service%20du%20nettoiement
correct, masculine noun, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Service du nettoiement 2, record 1, French, Service%20du%20nettoiement
correct, masculine noun, specific
- service de nettoiement 3, record 1, French, service%20de%20nettoiement
correct, masculine noun, specific
- service de collecte des ordures ménagères 4, record 1, French, service%20de%20collecte%20des%20ordures%20m%C3%A9nag%C3%A8res
correct, masculine noun, specific
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
service d'enlèvement des ordures sur la voie publique. 1, record 1, French, - service%20du%20nettoiement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Certains dictionnaires français (le LALAN de 1971 et le GILOS de 1976) limitent le rôle de ce service au nettoyage des voies publiques, car la définition qu'ils en donnent ne fait pas mention de l'enlèvement des ordures. 5, record 1, French, - service%20du%20nettoiement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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