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DISSENTING PROVINCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-12-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Constitutional Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dissenting province
1, record 1, English, dissenting%20province
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A province whose legislature, for example, has expressed by resolution its refusal to ratify a constitutional amendment. 1, record 1, English, - dissenting%20province
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit constitutionnel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- province dissidente
1, record 1, French, province%20dissidente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Province, par exemple, dont l'assemblée législative a exprimé son désaccord avec une modification de la constitution par résolution. 1, record 1, French, - province%20dissidente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-01-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Federalism
- Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- opting out province
1, record 2, English, opting%20out%20province
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- dissenting province 1, record 2, English, dissenting%20province
- contracting out province 1, record 2, English, contracting%20out%20province
less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These terms are not always interchangeable. 1, record 2, English, - opting%20out%20province
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fédéralisme
- Phraséologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- province qui ne participe pas
1, record 2, French, province%20qui%20ne%20participe%20pas
correct, proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- province exerçant sa faculté de retrait 1, record 2, French, province%20exer%C3%A7ant%20sa%20facult%C3%A9%20de%20retrait
feminine noun
- province en désaccord 1, record 2, French, province%20en%20d%C3%A9saccord
feminine noun
- province non participante 1, record 2, French, province%20non%20participante
feminine noun
- province décidant de ne pas participer 1, record 2, French, province%20d%C3%A9cidant%20de%20ne%20pas%20participer
avoid, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces termes ne sont pas toujours interchangeables. 1, record 2, French, - province%20qui%20ne%20participe%20pas
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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