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NOMBRE PARTICIPANTS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-05-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- private company
1, record 1, English, private%20company
correct, see observation, New Brunswick, Ontario
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- private corporation 2, record 1, English, private%20corporation
correct
- close company 3, record 1, English, close%20company
correct
- close corporation 4, record 1, English, close%20corporation
correct, New Brunswick
- closed company 5, record 1, English, closed%20company
correct
- closed corporation 6, record 1, English, closed%20corporation
correct
- privately held corporation 6, record 1, English, privately%20held%20corporation
correct
- closely held corporation 7, record 1, English, closely%20held%20corporation
- closely-held corporation 8, record 1, English, closely%2Dheld%20corporation
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A limited company whose shares are not listed on a stock exchange or otherwise available to the public investor. 8, record 1, English, - private%20company
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Because closely is an adverb, it is unnecessary to hyphenate the phrase closely held. 9, record 1, English, - private%20company
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Compare to "widely held corporation". 10, record 1, English, - private%20company
Record 1, Key term(s)
- closely held company
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- société fermée
1, record 1, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20ferm%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- société privée 2, record 1, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20priv%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- compagnie privée 3, record 1, French, compagnie%20priv%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, New Brunswick
- compagnie fermée 4, record 1, French, compagnie%20ferm%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, New Brunswick, Ontario
- corporation fermée 5, record 1, French, corporation%20ferm%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, New Brunswick
- société à peu d’actionnaires 6, record 1, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20peu%20d%26rsquo%3Bactionnaires
correct, feminine noun
- société ayant peu d’actionnaires 7, record 1, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20ayant%20peu%20d%26rsquo%3Bactionnaires
proposal, feminine noun
- société comportant un petit nombre de participants 8, record 1, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20comportant%20un%20petit%20nombre%20de%20participants
avoid, feminine noun
- société dont les actionnaires sont limités en nombre 9, record 1, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20dont%20les%20actionnaires%20sont%20limit%C3%A9s%20en%20nombre
avoid, feminine noun
- corporation à participation restreinte 7, record 1, French, corporation%20%C3%A0%20participation%20restreinte
avoid, feminine noun
- société intime 10, record 1, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20intime
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Société qui n'a pas fait appel public à l'épargne et dont les actions sont généralement détenues par un nombre limité d'actionnaires. 6, record 1, French, - soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20ferm%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les transferts d'actions font souvent l'objet de restrictions. 6, record 1, French, - soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20ferm%C3%A9e
Record 1, Key term(s)
- société ayant un nombre restreint d’actionnaires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organismos comerciales y otros (Derecho)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- empresa con pocos accionistas
1, record 1, Spanish, empresa%20con%20pocos%20accionistas
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-07-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- increase in attendance 1, record 2, English, increase%20in%20attendance
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- augmentation du nombre de participants
1, record 2, French, augmentation%20du%20nombre%20de%20participants
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1987-12-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- School and School-Related Administration
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- course loading 1, record 3, English, course%20loading
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Administration scolaire et parascolaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- formation de classe
1, record 3, French, formation%20de%20classe
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- inscriptions 2, record 3, French, inscriptions
feminine noun
- constitution de classes 2, record 3, French, constitution%20de%20classes
feminine noun
- nombre de participants 2, record 3, French, nombre%20de%20participants
masculine noun
- nombre de participantes 2, record 3, French, nombre%20de%20participantes
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formation : Tiré du titre d'une nouvelle section de la Direction générale du perfectionnement, CFP (testing and course loading), Administration des tests et formation des classes. 1, record 3, French, - formation%20de%20classe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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