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COMPTABLE PUBLIC [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- National Accounting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Treasury accountant 1, record 1, English, Treasury%20accountant
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Treasury accountant: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2, record 1, English, - Treasury%20accountant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Comptabilité nationale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- comptable public
1, record 1, French, comptable%20public
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
comptable public : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 2, record 1, French, - comptable%20public
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-02-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Finance
- Accounting
- Public Administration (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- payer
1, record 2, English, payer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Finances
- Comptabilité
- Administration publique (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- agent-payeur
1, record 2, French, agent%2Dpayeur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- payeur 1, record 2, French, payeur
correct, masculine noun
- trésorier-payeur 1, record 2, French, tr%C3%A9sorier%2Dpayeur
correct, masculine noun
- agent-comptable 1, record 2, French, agent%2Dcomptable
correct, masculine noun, France
- comptable 1, record 2, French, comptable
correct, masculine noun, France
- comptable public 1, record 2, French, comptable%20public
correct, masculine noun, Belgium
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne chargée d'effectuer des paiements pour le compte d'une Administration. 1, record 2, French, - agent%2Dpayeur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En comptabilité publique, on donne en France le nom de comptable à quiconque manie des deniers publics ou des deniers réglementés. 1, record 2, French, - agent%2Dpayeur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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