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FACILITATE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-03-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- facilitate
1, record 1, English, facilitate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faciliter
1, record 1, French, faciliter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-06-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Military Training
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- facilitate
1, record 2, English, facilitate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruction du personnel militaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- faciliter
1, record 2, French, faciliter
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1981-04-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Management Operations (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- facilitate
1, record 3, English, facilitate
correct, verb
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a verb referring to a process by which events are "helped to happen". Facilitating is a kind of influence role which is neither authoritarian, on the one hand, nor abdicative on the other. In self-description, the term can sometimes be a euphemism for an intent to be more directive. 2, record 3, English, - facilitate
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- contribuer à 1, record 3, French, contribuer%20%C3%A0
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) contribuer à l'amélioration des résultats. (La Direction Moderne - OCDE). 1, record 3, French, - contribuer%20%C3%A0
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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