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COMMISSARIAT [6 records]

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Record 1 2015-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Supply (Military)
  • Food Services (Military)
DEF

The department of the military service which is charged with the duty of providing food and other supplies for the army.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Approvisionnement (Militaire)
  • Alimentation (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)
  • Military Administration
  • Restaurant Industry (General)
DEF

The area maintained by the food services section where rations are held pending breakdown to kitchens/units.

OBS

A central kitchen may perform the commissary function on some bases. In ships, rations are bulk stored and combine a supply and commissary function.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)
  • Administration militaire
  • Restauration (Généralités)
DEF

L'endroit où la section des services d'alimentation entrepose les vivres en attendant leur distribution aux cuisines/unités.

OBS

Sur certaines bases, la cuisine centrale sert également de commissariat. Sur les navires, les vivres sont entreposés en vrac et constituent à la fois un commissariat et un centre d'approvisionnement.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Laws and Legal Documents

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lois et documents juridiques fédéraux

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport Personnel and Services
OBS

Commissary Personnel: This is the designation some airlines use to refer to the people who put the food aboard the aircraft. (...) The Commissary is also called the Catering Service. (S. AKIYAMA, Carol, The Language of Air Travel in English - In-Flight Services, New York, Regents, 1976).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Personnel et services (Transport aérien)
OBS

[l'instruction "définition des repas en vol et au sol"] constitue un guide pour les responsables des prestations à prévoir sur les réseaux locaux, par délégation du Service Commissariat de la Direction de l'Exploitation.

OBS

Le "Catering" désigne l'ensemble des services hôteliers aériens dont toutes les fonctions sont assurées par une entreprise appelée "Commissariat".

Key term(s)
  • commissariat

Spanish

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Record 5 1982-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Practice (Restaurants)
DEF

A large kitchen where foods are prepared to be served in quantity at another location or group of locations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation commerciale (Restauration)
DEF

Service chargé, au sein d'une entreprise de restauration comptant de nombreux établissements, de préparer dans une cuisine centrale des plats et des mets qui seront acheminés aux membres de la chaîne.

Spanish

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Record 6 1980-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport Personnel and Services
DEF

The service, personnel, accommodation and facilities concerned with the preparation of food for aircraft and/or storage of aircraft catering equipment, washing dishes, and associated activities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Personnel et services (Transport aérien)
DEF

Service, personnel, aménagements et installations intervenant dans la préparation des repas ou autres aliments servis à bord des avions, dans le stockage du matériel hôtelier, le lavage de la vaisselle et autres activités connexes.

CONT

Par «commissariat», il faut entendre le lieu où s'exercent toutes les activités de préparation des produits - alimentaires ou non - destinés aux passagers des avions pendant le vol (repas, boissons, couvertures, ouvrages de lecture, etc.).

Spanish

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