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OPEN COMPETITION [6 records]

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Record 1 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Recruiting of Personnel
  • Public Service
DEF

At the Public Service of Canada a competition that is open to persons who are employed in the Public Service as well as to persons who are not so employed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recrutement du personnel
  • Fonction publique
DEF

Concours ouvert aux personnes employées dans la fonction publique de même qu'à celles qui ne le sont pas.

OBS

concours externe : ancien équivalent.

OBS

Il faut maintenant utiliser le terme "concours public" conformément à la Loi sur l'emploi dans la fonction publique.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Form Titles (Armed Forces)
Universal entry(ies)
DND 1610
form code, see observation
OBS

DND 1610: Code of a form used by National Defence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires (Forces armées)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DND 1610
form code, see observation
OBS

DND 1610 : Code d'un formulaire employé par la Défense nationale.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

A tournament that accepts entries from all categories of players (professional or amateur) worldwide, including those under contract to outside agents and not subject to control by national associations. Such a tournament usually offers prize money.

CONT

Since 1968 "Open tennis" has come to mean tennis played by all four categories of players recognized by [professional associations of tennis players].

OBS

Compare with "Open" (capital "O"), an integral part of an official title of a major tennis event. As opposed to "closed tournament. Since 1968, all the leading national title events are considered "opens".

Key term(s)
  • open event

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Dans un contexte général, se dit d'un tournoi ouvert à tous, amateurs et professionnels. Pris de façon absolue, le terme «Open» signifie normalement les championnats internationaux (ouverts aux étrangers) de différents pays.

OBS

Termes connexes : Open = Internationaux = championnats internationaux = Omnium.

OBS

Dans le cas du substantif (un open), il conviendra d'employer l'expression «tournoi ouvert».

CONT

En 1968, première année du tennis ouvert aux professionnels, l'idole de Sampras, l'Australien Rod Laver, avait reçu un chèque de [seulement] 4220 $!

Key term(s)
  • international
  • championnats internationaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
OBS

Fraseología relacionada: torneo para todas las categorías.

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Record 4 2010-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Contracts
  • Execution of Work (Construction)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
DEF

In the letting of contracts, an arrangement whereby a project owner allows the submission of bids or proposals by all qualified contractors.

OBS

Nearly always used in contracting for government work.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Marchés publics
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
DEF

Procédure d'appel à la concurrence entre plusieurs soumissionnaires, caractérisée par la publicité d'une mise en concurrence et suivant laquelle tout fournisseur peut soumettre une offre.

OBS

La procédure de l'appel d'offres ouvert est conseillée lorsqu'en raison des prestations demandées, les concurrents sont peu nombreux ou lorsqu'il s'agit d'ouvrages simples ne nécessitant aucune technique préalable importante.

Spanish

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Record 5 1996-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)

Spanish

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Record 6 1995-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Recruiting of Personnel
CONT

The day after the contract award was made public in government publications ..., the contracting officer suddenly changed her mind on her own and opened the job to competition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Recrutement du personnel

Spanish

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