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FOA [14 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2021-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
OBS

[The association's] mandate is to establish best practices, together with a consistent culture of safety across the industry. [Its] members consist of all commercial floatplane operators in BC [British Columbia], organizations with a vested interest in the BC floatplane industry (associate members) and individuals from across the province. [The] elected board of nine represents all sizes of operators and the entire geography of BC floatplane activity.

Key term(s)
  • Float Plane Operators Association

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
Key term(s)
  • Float Plane Operators Association

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Air Forces

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Forces aériennes

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Military Organization
  • Operations (Air Forces)
OBS

Mali Task Force Aviation Battalion; Mali TF Avn Bn: designations to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces (Air Command, Winnipeg).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Organisation militaire
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
OBS

Bataillon de la force opérationnelle aérienne au Mali; Bon FOA Mali : désignations d’usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans le Forces canadiennes(Commandement aérien, Winnipeg).

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Air Forces
DEF

A temporary grouping of Royal Canadian Air Force formations, units or detachments that is formed to conduct a specific operation, mission or task.

OBS

air task force; ATF: term, abbreviation and definition officially approved by the Air Force Terminology Panel (Trenton).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Forces aériennes
DEF

Groupement temporaire de formations, d’unités ou de détachements de l’Aviation royale canadienne constitué pour exécuter une opération, une mission ou une tâche déterminée.

OBS

force opérationnelle aérienne; FOA : terme, abréviation et définition uniformisés par le Groupe d’experts en terminologie de la Force aérienne(Trenton).

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Operations (Air Forces)
OBS

High Readiness Air Task Force; HR ATF: title and shortened form to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces (Air Command, Winnipeg).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
OBS

Force opérationnelle aérienne à haut niveau de préparation; FOA HNP : titre et forme abrégée d’usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes(Commandement aérien, Winnipeg).

Spanish

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Record 6 2008-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Military Organization
OBS

With the closure of Camp Julien, most of the Canadian Forces contingent, called Task Force Afghanistan (TFA), is now consolidated in Kandahar, about 540 km south of Kabul.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Organisation militaire
OBS

Avec la fermeture du camp Julien, la majeure partie du contingent des Forces canadiennes, appelé Force opérationnelle en Afghanistan(FOA), est maintenant regroupée à Kandahar, à quelque 540 km au sud de Kaboul.

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
OBS

[UNIDO]. United Nations Industrial Development Organization.

OBS

Formerly: Division of Administration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Coopération et développement économiques

Spanish

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Record 9 1996-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Insurance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Assurances
OBS

Source(s) : Annuaire téléphonique - Août 95, p. 117.

Spanish

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Record 10 1994-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
DEF

The Foas' model of social exchange. Resource theory suggests that the set of classes into which the sources of all pleasure-giving activities fall may be limited and that there may be a set of fundamental rules that govern the exchange of activities in the various classes.

OBS

Related terms: concrete dimension, particularistic dimension.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
DEF

Modèle de l'échange social de Foa et Foa selon lequel le nombre de catégories des ressources servant à faire plaisir à autrui est limité à six. De plus, il y aurait un ensemble de règles fondamentales régissant l'échange des activités dans les diverses catégories

OBS

Termes connexes : matérialité, particularisation.

Spanish

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Record 11 1994-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
DEF

In the Foas' model, the degree to which resources may be exchanged with a particular individual as opposed to any member of society.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
DEF

Dimension du modèle de Foa et Foa selon laquelle certaines ressources ne peuvent être données ou reçues que par des individus particuliers, tandis que d’autres ressources peuvent être échangées avec n’ importe quel membre de la société.

Spanish

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Record 12 1994-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
DEF

In the Foas' model, a dimension that refers to the extent to which a resource is physical.

OBS

Related terms: particularistic dimension, resource theory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
DEF

Dimension du modèle de Foa et Foa quant au degré auquel une ressource est physique, matérielle.

OBS

Termes connexes : particularisation, théorie des ressources.

Key term(s)
  • matérialité

Spanish

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Record 13 1993-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens

Spanish

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Record 14 1992-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Works to reduce the number of stray animals by educating pet owners to prevent the birth of unwanted pets. Affiliated with the Committee for Humans Legislation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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