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HOLDS OFFICE DURING GOOD BEHAVIOUR TERM SEVEN YEARS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Courts
- The Executive (Constitutional Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hold office during good behaviour
1, record 1, English, hold%20office%20during%20good%20behaviour
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A Commissioner holds office during good behaviour for a term of seven years, but may be removed by the Governor in Council at any time on address of the Senate and House of Commons. [Public Service Modernization Act, 2003] 2, record 1, English, - hold%20office%20during%20good%20behaviour
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tribunaux
- Pouvoir exécutif (Droit constitutionnel)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- occuper une charge à titre inamovible
1, record 1, French, occuper%20une%20charge%20%C3%A0%20titre%20inamovible
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- occuper un poste à titre inamovible 2, record 1, French, occuper%20un%20poste%20%C3%A0%20titre%20inamovible
correct
- exercer une fonction à titre inamovible 3, record 1, French, exercer%20une%20fonction%20%C3%A0%20titre%20inamovible
correct
- être nommé à titre inamovible 3, record 1, French, %C3%AAtre%20nomm%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20titre%20inamovible
correct
- occuper une charge, sauf mauvaise conduite 4, record 1, French, occuper%20une%20charge%2C%20sauf%20mauvaise%20conduite
avoid
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les commissaires occupent leur charge à titre inamovible pour un mandat de sept ans, sauf révocation par le gouverneur en conseil sur adresse du Sénat et de la Chambre des communes [Loi sur la modernisation de la fonction publique, 2003] 5, record 1, French, - occuper%20une%20charge%20%C3%A0%20titre%20inamovible
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-09-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- address of the Senate
1, record 2, English, address%20of%20the%20Senate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A Commissioner holds office during good behaviour for a term of seven years, but may be removed by the Governor in Council at any time on address of the Senate and House of Commons. [Public Service Modernization Act, 2003] 2, record 2, English, - address%20of%20the%20Senate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- adresse du Sénat
1, record 2, French, adresse%20du%20S%C3%A9nat
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les commissaires occupent leur charge à titre inamovible pour un mandat de sept ans, sauf révocation par le gouverneur en conseil sur adresse du Sénat et de la Chambre des communes [Loi sur la modernisation de la fonction publique, 2003] 2, record 2, French, - adresse%20du%20S%C3%A9nat
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-03-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Federal Administration
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- holds office during good behaviour for a term of seven years
1, record 3, English, holds%20office%20during%20good%20behaviour%20for%20a%20term%20of%20seven%20years
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. 2, record 3, English, - holds%20office%20during%20good%20behaviour%20for%20a%20term%20of%20seven%20years
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Administration fédérale
- Citoyenneté et immigration
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- nommé à titre inamovible pour un mandat de sept ans
1, record 3, French, nomm%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20titre%20inamovible%20pour%20un%20mandat%20de%20sept%20ans
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada. 2, record 3, French, - nomm%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20titre%20inamovible%20pour%20un%20mandat%20de%20sept%20ans
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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