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BENEFACTOR [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-08-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banks (Medicine)
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- brain bank
1, record 1, English, brain%20bank
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the 1960s, the first modern brain banks actively collecting and strategically preserving both diseased and healthy brains to be consequently distributed to the scientific community were instituted.... Brain banks supplying brain specimens, antemortem information, and postmortem diagnosis are a major benefactor of brain research. 2, record 1, English, - brain%20bank
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banques (Médecine)
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- banque de cerveaux
1, record 1, French, banque%20de%20cerveaux
correct, feminine noun
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 2007-01-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Finance
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- grant
1, record 2, English, grant
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- subsidy 2, record 2, English, subsidy
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gift made by a government or by a corporation (as an educational or charitable foundation) to a beneficiary on the condition that certain terms be accepted or certain engagements fulfilled. 3, record 2, English, - grant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In futherance of the objects of this Act, the Minister may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, make grants to any agency, organization or institution that is carrying on activities in the field of fitness or amateur sport. 4, record 2, English, - grant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The beneficiary may be a specific institution, a corporation, or even an individual; the gift may be a sum of money, but when the government is the benefactor, it is often a tract of land or a valuable franchise... 3, record 2, English, - grant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Give, pay a grant. 5, record 2, English, - grant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Finances
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- subvention
1, record 2, French, subvention
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- octroi 2, record 2, French, octroi
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Soutien financier accordé à une entreprise, à un particulier ou à une collectivité par l'État ou une collectivité publique [subvention publique (government grant)] ou encore par un autre organisme [subvention privée (private grant)], par exemple une association caritative. 3, record 2, French, - subvention
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La subvention est accordée à la discrétion de l'organisme subventionneur. Il en établit lui-même le bénéficiaire et le montant et peut fixer des conditions à satisfaire. 2) On distingue, selon leur destination, trois types de subventions : la subvention d'équilibre (balancing subsidy), la subvention d'exploitation (operating grant), appelée aussi subvention de fonctionnement, et la subvention d'investissement (capital grant), appelée aussi subvention d'équipement. 3, record 2, French, - subvention
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme subside, parfois employé sous l'influence de l'anglais pour rendre subsidy, a un sens plus large lorsqu'il désigne une somme versée à un particulier ou à un groupement soit à titre d'aide ou de subvention, soit en rémunération de services. 2) Le mot octroi au sens de subvention est une impropriété à éviter. 3, record 2, French, - subvention
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
On ne reconnaît aujourd'hui au mot «octroi» que la signification suivante : «Action d'accorder quelque chose». Il n'y a donc pas lieu de l'employer au sens de «chose accordée» et d'en faire ainsi un synonyme du mot «subvention». 2, record 2, French, - subvention
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Verser une subvention. 4, record 2, French, - subvention
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Finanzas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- subvención
1, record 2, Spanish, subvenci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transferencias, generalmente de las administraciones públicas a las empresas, o a las familias o instituciones sin fines de lucro, destinadas a enjugar pérdidas, fomentar actividades que impulsen el crecimiento económico, mantener el nivel de la demanda global, hacer posible la venta a precios políticos de ciertos servicios públicos, sostener el poder adquisitivo de agentes de la producción (agricultores, etcétera). 2, record 2, Spanish, - subvenci%C3%B3n
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-02-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Finance
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- grant
1, record 3, English, grant
correct, noun, generic
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a gift made by a government or by a corporation(as an educational or charitable foundation) to a beneficiary on the condition that certain terms be accepted or certain engagements fulfilled. The beneficiary may be a specific institution, a corporation, or even an individual; the gift may be a sum of money, but when the government is the benefactor, it is often a tract of land or a valuable franchise... 1, record 3, English, - grant
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Finances
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- concession
1, record 3, French, concession
correct, see observation, feminine noun, specific
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action de concéder, d'accorder; ce qui est ainsi accordé [...] 2, record 3, French, - concession
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On parle de la concession d'un privilège, d'un droit en vue de l'exploitation, ou de la concession de terres. Lorsqu'il s'agit de sommes d'argent, «grant» se rend par «subvention». 3, record 3, French, - concession
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Finanzas
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- concesión
1, record 3, Spanish, concesi%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Concesión para instalar, operar y explotar una red pública de telecomunicaciones ... 1, record 3, Spanish, - concesi%C3%B3n
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-10-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Honorary Distinctions
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Awards
1, record 4, English, Victor%20Martyn%20Lynch%2DStaunton%20Awards
correct, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Canada Council for the Arts. Each year the Canada Council designates up to four Canadian artists who have received grants in the fields of music or visual arts as holders of Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Awards. This designation is made to honour the memory of the benefactor, whose bequest to the Council enabled it to increase the number of grants to artists. 1, record 4, English, - Victor%20Martyn%20Lynch%2DStaunton%20Awards
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Titres honorifiques et décorations
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Prix Victor-Martyn-Lynch-Staunton
1, record 4, French, Prix%20Victor%2DMartyn%2DLynch%2DStaunton
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chaque année, le Conseil des Arts du Canada accorde le prix Victor-Martyn-Lynch-Staunton à au plus quatre bénéficiaires de subventions. Cette récompense honore la mémoire du donateur, dont le legs permet au Conseil des Arts d'augmenter le nombre de subventions accordées aux artistes. 1, record 4, French, - Prix%20Victor%2DMartyn%2DLynch%2DStaunton
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-10-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Honorary Distinctions
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Joseph S. Stauffer Prizes
1, record 5, English, Joseph%20S%2E%20Stauffer%20Prizes
correct, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Canada Council for the Arts.... designates up to three Canadian artists who have been awarded an individual arts grant, one in each of the fields of music, visual arts and literature... The prizes are made to honour the memory of the benefactor whose bequest to the Canada Council enables to "encourage young Canadians of outstanding promose or potential". 1, record 5, English, - Joseph%20S%2E%20Stauffer%20Prizes
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Titres honorifiques et décorations
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Prix Joseph-S.-Stauffer
1, record 5, French, Prix%20Joseph%2DS%2E%2DStauffer
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Conseil des Arts du Canada. Chaque année, le Conseil des Arts accorde jusqu'à trois Prix Joseph-S.-Stauffer à des artistes Canadiens des domaines de la musique, des arts visuels et de la littérature respectivement, choisis parmi les boursiers de concours pour artistes. Ces prix honorent la mémoire de Joseph S. Stauffer, de qui le Conseil a reçu un legs afin d'encourager les jeunes Canadiens de talent exceptionnellement prometteur. 1, record 5, French, - Prix%20Joseph%2DS%2E%2DStauffer
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1987-03-03
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Tourism (General)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- tourism policy
1, record 6, English, tourism%20policy
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Government's overall tourism policy stems from the philosophy which recognises Australia's tourism industry to be a key economic accelerator as well as a key social and educational benefactor. 1, record 6, English, - tourism%20policy
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Tourisme (Généralités)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- politique du tourisme
1, record 6, French, politique%20du%20tourisme
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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