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INCIDENTAL SUPPLIES [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-05-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
- Electoral Systems and Political Parties
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- petty expense
1, record 1, English, petty%20expense
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A person may pay a petty expense incurred for office supplies, postage, courier services and other incidental expenses under the written authorization of... a registered agent of a registered party, as an expense incurred by the registered party... 2, record 1, English, - petty%20expense
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
petty expenses: term usually used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - petty%20expense
Record 1, Key term(s)
- petty expenses
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
- Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- menue dépense
1, record 1, French, menue%20d%C3%A9pense
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- menu coût 2, record 1, French, menu%20co%C3%BBt
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Peuvent déléguer par écrit à quiconque le paiement des menues dépenses, notamment pour la papeterie, les frais de poste et les services de messagerie [...] l'agent enregistré, au titre des dépenses engagées pour le compte d'un parti enregistré [...] 3, record 1, French, - menue%20d%C3%A9pense
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
menue dépense; menu coût : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel. 4, record 1, French, - menue%20d%C3%A9pense
Record 1, Key term(s)
- menus coûts
- menues dépenses
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-12-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Inventory and Material Management
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- incidental supplies
1, record 2, English, incidental%20supplies
plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des stocks et du matériel
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fournitures accessoires
1, record 2, French, fournitures%20accessoires
feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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