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VIP [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-12-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Electoral Systems and Political Parties
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Vancouver Island Party
1, record 1, English, Vancouver%20Island%20Party
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- VIP 2, record 1, English, VIP
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- VanIsle Party 3, record 1, English, VanIsle%20Party
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A party] dedicated to secure the independence of Vancouver Island from the province of British Columbia … 4, record 1, English, - Vancouver%20Island%20Party
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The Vancouver Island Party's mission is] to benefit more fully … economically, socially, environmentally and culturally[, as a region of British Columbia, and] to establish Vancouver Island as a province … 5, record 1, English, - Vancouver%20Island%20Party
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Island Party of Vancouver
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
- Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Vancouver Island Party
1, record 1, French, Vancouver%20Island%20Party
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- VIP 2, record 1, French, VIP
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- VanIsle Party 3, record 1, French, VanIsle%20Party
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Island Party of Vancouver
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organismos y comités de los gobiernos provinciales canadienses
- Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Partido de la Isla de Vancouver
1, record 1, Spanish, Partido%20de%20la%20Isla%20de%20Vancouver
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-04-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Etiquette and Protocol (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- very important person
1, record 2, English, very%20important%20person
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- VIP 1, record 2, English, VIP
correct, officially approved
- V.I.P. 2, record 2, English, V%2EI%2EP%2E
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person of considerable influence or prestige; especially: a high official receiving special privileges. 3, record 2, English, - very%20important%20person
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Other possibilities (slang): big cheese, big bug, big shot, muckamuk. 4, record 2, English, - very%20important%20person
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
very important person; VIP: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 5, record 2, English, - very%20important%20person
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
VIP hotel floor, VIP lounge. 4, record 2, English, - very%20important%20person
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Étiquette et protocole (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- personnalité très importante
1, record 2, French, personnalit%C3%A9%20tr%C3%A8s%20importante
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- VIP 2, record 2, French, VIP
correct, feminine noun, invariable, officially approved
- V.I.P. 3, record 2, French, V%2EI%2EP%2E
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- personnalité de marque 3, record 2, French, personnalit%C3%A9%20de%20marque
correct, feminine noun
- V.I.P. 3, record 2, French, V%2EI%2EP%2E
correct, feminine noun
- V.I.P. 3, record 2, French, V%2EI%2EP%2E
- personnage de marque 4, record 2, French, personnage%20de%20marque
correct, masculine noun
- personne de marque 5, record 2, French, personne%20de%20marque
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- PDM 5, record 2, French, PDM
see observation, feminine noun
- PDM 5, record 2, French, PDM
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Autres possibilités : visiteur officiel, voyageur officiel, haut personnage; mentionnons aussi les termes d'argot suivants : grosse légume, ponte, gros bonnet, grossium, huile, huile lourde, caïd, manitou (en anglais «big cheese», «muckamuk», «big bug», «big shot»), cités dans l'ouvrage de Irène de Buisseret intitulé «Deux langues, six idiomes» (BULAN), ou encore «gros personnage», cité dans le «Grand dictionnaire d'américanismes» (DEAKA). Précisons enfin que les expressions «personnage important» et «personnage très important» sont des unités explicatives et non des unités terminologiques. 6, record 2, French, - personnalit%C3%A9%20tr%C3%A8s%20importante
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
personnalité : [...] Personne avantageusement connue, de notre temps, dans une activité quelconque : «Des personnalités littéraires». «Personnage» [...] comporte une idée de grandeur, d'autorité et d'importance souvent sociale [...]. «Notable» a surtout rapport au rang social, mais dans le cercle assez restreint d'une ville, d'une province ou d'une corporation et dit moins que «personnage»; on lui préfère souvent [...] «notabilité», qui [...] se dit, en un sens plus large, des personnes connues par leur rang social, leur fortune, leur importance, dans leur ville, leur province, leur métier, surtout dans le commerce, l'industrie, l'administration [...]. [«Officiel» se dit de ce qui appartient au gouvernement, à la haute administration. «Dignitaire» désigne un personnage revêtu d'un rang éminent dans une hiérarchie, d'une dignité (fonction éminente, distinction honorifique). «Les dignitaires de l'État, de l'Église»]. 7, record 2, French, - personnalit%C3%A9%20tr%C3%A8s%20importante
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
personne de marque; PDM : terme et abréviation utilisés par le ministère de la Citoyenneté et de l'Immigration du Canada. 5, record 2, French, - personnalit%C3%A9%20tr%C3%A8s%20importante
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
personnalité très importante; VIP : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes. 8, record 2, French, - personnalit%C3%A9%20tr%C3%A8s%20importante
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Etiqueta y protocolo (Generalidades)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- persona muy importante
1, record 2, Spanish, persona%20muy%20importante
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- vip 1, record 2, Spanish, vip
correct, common gender
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Persona que recibe un trato especial en ciertos lugares públicos por ser famosa o socialmente relevante. 1, record 2, Spanish, - persona%20muy%20importante
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El término vip [...] es un anglicismo plenamente asentado en español. [...] Vip, procedente de la sigla inglesa VIP (very important person, "persona muy importante"), hace su plural añadiendo una ese, vips, y es común en cuanto al género (los vips, las vips), tal como señala el Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, que también menciona su significado como adjetivo: "de los vips". 1, record 2, Spanish, - persona%20muy%20importante
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Cena, entrada, pase, paseo, sala VIP. 2, record 2, Spanish, - persona%20muy%20importante
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-06-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Voix internationale pour la paix 1, record 3, English, Voix%20internationale%20pour%20la%20paix
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ottawa-Hull (Ontario). 2, record 3, English, - Voix%20internationale%20pour%20la%20paix
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Voix internationale pour la paix
1, record 3, French, Voix%20internationale%20pour%20la%20paix
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- VIP 1, record 3, French, VIP
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source : Traduction des débats, Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick. 2, record 3, French, - Voix%20internationale%20pour%20la%20paix
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-12-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Volunteers in Prevention, Probation, Prisons
1, record 4, English, Volunteers%20in%20Prevention%2C%20Probation%2C%20Prisons
correct, United States
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- VIP 2, record 4, English, VIP
correct, United States
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- VIP Division 1, record 4, English, VIP%20Division
former designation, correct, United States
- Volunteers in Probation 1, record 4, English, Volunteers%20in%20Probation
former designation, correct, United States
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Purpose is to stimulate the development of effective citizen participation in court rehabilitative programs. 1, record 4, English, - Volunteers%20in%20Prevention%2C%20Probation%2C%20Prisons
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Volunteers in Prevention, Probation, Prisons
1, record 4, French, Volunteers%20in%20Prevention%2C%20Probation%2C%20Prisons
correct, United States
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- VIP 2, record 4, French, VIP
correct, United States
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- VIP Division 1, record 4, French, VIP%20Division
former designation, correct, United States
- Volunteers in Probation 1, record 4, French, Volunteers%20in%20Probation
former designation, correct, United States
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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