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GUERRE COURSE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Movements
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flower power
1, record 1, English, flower%20power
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An expression used to describe the beliefs and conventions of ... flower children ... so called from their habit of wearing or carrying flowers as symbols of peace and love. 2, record 1, English, - flower%20power
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The seventies were the decade of peace signs and flower power! The Vietnam War dragged on into the seventies and war protests continued. 3, record 1, English, - flower%20power
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mouvements sociaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Flower Power
1, record 1, French, Flower%20Power
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- flower power 2, record 1, French, flower%20power
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les années 60 marquent l’avènement de la société de consommation. Époque d’abondance, de liberté mais aussi de créativité et de rébellion, comme l’atteste le mouvement Flower Power. 3, record 1, French, - Flower%20Power
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On découvrait tout en même temps : le sexe, la drogue et le rock’n’roll, Woodstock, le flower power, le pop art, la pilule, la minijupe et les bas de nylon. 2, record 1, French, - Flower%20Power
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] l'explosion urbaine, la marginalisation et l'exclusion de groupes sociaux, le développement du mouvement hippie et du «Flower Power», la guerre du Vietnam, l'avènement du féminisme et la libération des mœurs, la banalisation de la drogue, la course à l'argent des classes moyennes. 4, record 1, French, - Flower%20Power
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-05-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Maneuvering of Ships
- Law of the Sea
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- privateering
1, record 2, English, privateering
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Manœuvre des navires
- Droit de la mer
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- course
1, record 2, French, course
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- guerre de course 2, record 2, French, guerre%20de%20course
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération menée autrefois par des navires corsaires, auxiliaires de la flotte de guerre, autorisés par un État à s’emparer des bâtiments ennemis ou à les détruire. 1, record 2, French, - course
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Maniobras de los buques
- Derecho del mar
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- piratería
1, record 2, Spanish, pirater%C3%ADa
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-04-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- War and Peace (International Law)
- Law of the Sea
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- letters of marque and reprisal
1, record 3, English, letters%20of%20marque%20and%20reprisal
correct, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- letters of marque 2, record 3, English, letters%20of%20marque
correct, plural
- letters of mark 3, record 3, English, letters%20of%20mark
plural
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A document that may be issued by a governmental agency to a private person authorizing him to seize or destroy enemy vessels for a fee. 4, record 3, English, - letters%20of%20marque%20and%20reprisal
Record 3, Key term(s)
- letter of marque
- letter of marque and reprisal
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Guerre et paix (Droit international)
- Droit de la mer
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lettres de marque
1, record 3, French, lettres%20de%20marque
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- lettres de représailles 2, record 3, French, lettres%20de%20repr%C3%A9sailles
correct, feminine noun, plural
- commissions de course 1, record 3, French, commissions%20de%20course
feminine noun, plural
- lettres de commission 1, record 3, French, lettres%20de%20commission
feminine noun, plural
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Document remis par un État belligérant à un armateur pour l’autoriser à effectuer des opérations de guerre maritime. 1, record 3, French, - lettres%20de%20marque
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pratique tombée en désuétude depuis que les États ont renoncé à la guerre de course(Déclaration de Paris du 16 avril 1856). 1, record 3, French, - lettres%20de%20marque
Record 3, Key term(s)
- lettre de marque
- commission en course
- lettre de représailles
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guerra y paz (Derecho internacional)
- Derecho del mar
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- patente de corso
1, record 3, Spanish, patente%20de%20corso
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- cartas de marca 2, record 3, Spanish, cartas%20de%20marca
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Autorización, hoy en desuso, por la que un Estado concedía al propietario de un buque particular la posibilidad de ir armado y actuar bélicamente contra los intereses de un país enemigo. 3, record 3, Spanish, - patente%20de%20corso
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-08-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Military Finances
- Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Victory stamp 1, record 4, English, Victory%20stamp
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Whether it was children saving 16 25-cent Victory stamps on a card to buy a $4 bond (which would pay $5 in 7 1/2 years), or a Toronto racetrack which paid off winners with certificates, or giving the bonds as Christmas gifts, Canadians contributed an astonishing $8.8 billion to the war effort." 1, record 4, English, - Victory%20stamp
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source(s): The Home Front in the Second World War, by D. B. Scott, published by Canadian Heritage, 1995, p. 22. (About Canada Series). 1, record 4, English, - Victory%20stamp
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Victory stamps
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Finances militaires
- Timbres et oblitération
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- timbre de la Victoire
1, record 4, French, timbre%20de%20la%20Victoire
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«Qu'il s’agisse d’enfants qui épargnaient 16 timbres de la Victoire sur une carte pour acheter une obligation de 4 $(qui au bout de 7 1/2 ans rapportait 5 $) ou d’une piste de course de Toronto qui payait les gagnants en certificats, ou encore des généreux donateurs qui remplissaient les bas de Noël d’obligations, les Canadiens versèrent la somme fabuleuse de 8, 8 milliards de dollars pour l'effort de guerre. » 1, record 4, French, - timbre%20de%20la%20Victoire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source(s) : L’effort de guerre au pays, p. 25. 1, record 4, French, - timbre%20de%20la%20Victoire
Record 4, Key term(s)
- timbres de la Victoire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1991-12-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Military Strategy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- stable mutual deterrence 1, record 5, English, stable%20mutual%20deterrence
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A situation in which neither side could logically see any gain in attacking the other. Stability in this context has three dimensions: first, that it is unlikely that the balance could be altered to the point that one side believed a deliberate attack would be profitable; second, that massive nuclear exchange would not develop as a result of hasty, ill-founded or desperate decisions during a crisis; and third, that the maintenance of mutual deterrence does not require a competitive resource-consuming arms race. 2, record 5, English, - stable%20mutual%20deterrence
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
amm-1971 The White Paper on Defence, 1971. 3, record 5, English, - stable%20mutual%20deterrence
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Stratégie militaire
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- dissuasion réciproque stable
1, record 5, French, dissuasion%20r%C3%A9ciproque%20stable
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Situation dans laquelle aucune des deux puissances en cause n’ a rien à gagner en attaquant l'autre. La stabilité qui résulte de cette situation comporte trois conditions : en premier lieu, il faut que l'équilibre ne puisse être modifié de telle façon qu'une des puissances devienne convaincue qu'une attaque nucléaire préméditée pourrait lui être profitable; en second lieu, il doit n’ exister aucun risque qu'en temps de crise internationale une guerre nucléaire massive puisse être déclenchée à la suite d’une décision précipitée, irréfléchie ou désespérée; enfin, le maintien de l'équilibre ne doit pas entraîner une course aux armements dont le coût serait mutuellement épuisant.(Livre blanc sur la défense dans les années 70). 2, record 5, French, - dissuasion%20r%C3%A9ciproque%20stable
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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