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CLUB PHILANTHROPIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Organizations and Associations (Admin.)
- Social Services and Social Work
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- service club
1, record 1, English, service%20club
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A club of business and professional men or women concerned especially with community welfare and usually forming part of a national or international organization. 2, record 1, English, - service%20club
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et associations (Admin.)
- Services sociaux et travail social
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- club philanthropique
1, record 1, French, club%20philanthropique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- société philanthropique 2, record 1, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20philanthropique
correct, feminine noun
- club de bienfaisance 2, record 1, French, club%20de%20bienfaisance
correct, masculine noun
- société de bienfaisance 2, record 1, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20de%20bienfaisance
correct, feminine noun
- association d’entraide 2, record 1, French, association%20d%26rsquo%3Bentraide
correct, feminine noun
- cercle d’entraide 2, record 1, French, cercle%20d%26rsquo%3Bentraide
correct, masculine noun
- club social 3, record 1, French, club%20social
avoid, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Association d'hommes d'affaires ou de profession, dont le but est de fournir à ses membres une occasion de rencontre tout en les faisant contribuer à une œuvre humanitaire. 3, record 1, French, - club%20philanthropique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
club philanthropique : équivalent adopté par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des services sociaux. 4, record 1, French, - club%20philanthropique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
social : cet adjectif signifie en français «propre à la société constituée», «relatif à un regroupement d'individus constitué en un tout», «relatif aux rapport entre les classes de la société». Conséquemment, il y a lieu de rendre «social club» par «amicale (n.f.)» et «service club» par «club philanthropique». D'après (RCF, n° 107 et RCF n° 123). 5, record 1, French, - club%20philanthropique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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