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MAJORITAIREMENT [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-08-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
- Labour and Employment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- male-dominated group
1, record 1, English, male%2Ddominated%20group
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- male dominant group 2, record 1, English, male%20dominant%20group
correct
- predominantly male group 3, record 1, English, predominantly%20male%20group
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Over the subsequent five years, the study collected data from interviews with hundreds of workers. They covered job descriptions, comparison of skills, effort, responsibility and working conditions of their jobs. This gave the government a composite of the work done by female-dominated groups, such as clerks and secretaries to compare with that of male-dominated groups, such as plumbers, electricians and lighthouse keepers. 4, record 1, English, - male%2Ddominated%20group
Record 1, Key term(s)
- male dominated group
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
- Travail et emploi
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- groupe à prédominance masculine
1, record 1, French, groupe%20%C3%A0%20pr%C3%A9dominance%20masculine
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- groupe à majorité masculine 1, record 1, French, groupe%20%C3%A0%20majorit%C3%A9%20masculine
correct, masculine noun
- groupe composé majoritairement d’hommes 2, record 1, French, groupe%20compos%C3%A9%20majoritairement%20d%26rsquo%3Bhommes
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-08-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
- Labour and Employment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- female-dominated group
1, record 2, English, female%2Ddominated%20group
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- female dominant group 2, record 2, English, female%20dominant%20group
correct
- predominantly female group 3, record 2, English, predominantly%20female%20group
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Over the subsequent five years, the study collected data from interviews with hundreds of workers. They covered job descriptions, comparison of skills, effort, responsibility and working conditions of their jobs. This gave the government a composite of the work done by female-dominated groups, such as clerks and secretaries to compare with that of male-dominated groups, such as plumbers, electricians and lighthouse keepers. 4, record 2, English, - female%2Ddominated%20group
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
- Travail et emploi
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- groupe à prédominance féminine
1, record 2, French, groupe%20%C3%A0%20pr%C3%A9dominance%20f%C3%A9minine
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- groupe à majorité féminine 1, record 2, French, groupe%20%C3%A0%20majorit%C3%A9%20f%C3%A9minine
correct, masculine noun
- groupe composé majoritairement de femmes 2, record 2, French, groupe%20compos%C3%A9%20majoritairement%20de%20femmes
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Key term(s)
- groupe essentiellement féminin
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-06-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
- Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- on division
1, record 3, English, on%20division
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
- Phraséologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- à la majorité
1, record 3, French, %C3%A0%20la%20majorit%C3%A9
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- majoritairement 1, record 3, French, majoritairement
correct
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Si le résultat du vote est négatif. 1, record 3, French, - %C3%A0%20la%20majorit%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-04-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- majority judgment
1, record 4, English, majority%20judgment
correct, generic
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- plurality judgment 2, record 4, English, plurality%20judgment
avoid, generic
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
majority decision: A decision of the court concurred in by the majority but not all the judges sitting in the case ... 3, record 4, English, - majority%20judgment
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plurality opinion: an appellate opinion without enough judges' votes to constitute a majority, but having the greatest number of votes of any of the opinions filed. 4, record 4, English, - majority%20judgment
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- arrêt rendu à la majorité
1, record 4, French, arr%C3%AAt%20rendu%20%C3%A0%20la%20majorit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, specific
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- arrêt rendu majoritairement 2, record 4, French, arr%C3%AAt%20rendu%20majoritairement
correct, proposal, masculine noun, specific
- arrêt majoritaire 3, record 4, French, arr%C3%AAt%20majoritaire
masculine noun, specific
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Arrêt : Nom donné aux décisions juridictionnelles [...] de toute juridiction portant le nom de cour [...] qui sont cependant des jugements (au sens générique). 4, record 4, French, - arr%C3%AAt%20rendu%20%C3%A0%20la%20majorit%C3%A9
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
majoritairement : D'une manière majoritaire. Loi votée majoritairement. 5, record 4, French, - arr%C3%AAt%20rendu%20%C3%A0%20la%20majorit%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-04-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
- Meetings and Assemblies (Administration)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- agreed to on division
1, record 5, English, agreed%20to%20on%20division
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
the house divided on the motion Mr. X which was agreed to on the following division. 2, record 5, English, - agreed%20to%20on%20division
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
- Réunions et assemblées (Administration)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- adopté majoritairement
1, record 5, French, adopt%C3%A9%20majoritairement
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- adopté avec dissidence 2, record 5, French, adopt%C3%A9%20avec%20dissidence
correct
- adopté à la majorité des voix 3, record 5, French, adopt%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20la%20majorit%C3%A9%20des%20voix
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
la motion de M. X, mise aux voix, est adoptée. 3, record 5, French, - adopt%C3%A9%20majoritairement
Record 5, Key term(s)
- adopté à la pluralité des voix
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1997-07-08
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Labour and Employment
- Working Practices and Conditions
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- female-dominated profession 1, record 6, English, female%2Ddominated%20profession
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, Key term(s)
- female dominated profession
- female-dominant profession
- female dominant profession
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Travail et emploi
- Régimes et conditions de travail
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- profession majoritairement féminine
1, record 6, French, profession%20majoritairement%20f%C3%A9minine
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source(s) : Rapport de la quatrième Conférence mondiale sur les femmes, Beijing, du 4 au 15 septembre 1995. 1, record 6, French, - profession%20majoritairement%20f%C3%A9minine
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1997-05-07
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
- Courts
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- majority judgment
1, record 7, English, majority%20judgment
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- plurality judgment 2, record 7, English, plurality%20judgment
avoid
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
majority decision: A decision of the court concurred in by the majority but not all of the judges sitting in the case... 3, record 7, English, - majority%20judgment
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plurality opinion: an appellate opinion without enough judges' votes to constitute a majority, but having the greatest number of votes of any of the opinions filed. 4, record 7, English, - majority%20judgment
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
- Tribunaux
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- jugement rendu à la majorité
1, record 7, French, jugement%20rendu%20%C3%A0%20la%20majorit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- jugement rendu majoritairement 2, record 7, French, jugement%20rendu%20majoritairement
correct, proposal, masculine noun
- jugement majoritaire 3, record 7, French, jugement%20majoritaire
correct, masculine noun
- jugement divisé 4, record 7, French, jugement%20divis%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
jugement : [...] toute décision de justice [...]; englobe toutes les décisions de caractère juridictionnel [...] émanant d'un juge (au sens générique), c'est-à-dire même les arrêts [...] des cours d'appel et les décisions des arbitres, mais non les décisions de caractère administratif prises par un juge (simples mesures d'administration judiciaire) [...] 5, record 7, French, - jugement%20rendu%20%C3%A0%20la%20majorit%C3%A9
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
majoritairement : D'une manière majoritaire. Loi votée majoritairement. 6, record 7, French, - jugement%20rendu%20%C3%A0%20la%20majorit%C3%A9
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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