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definitions of terms used in thesaurus entries


  • SCOPE NOTE: explains HOW the term has been used to index items in the library database; defines the term
  • USE: denotes a preferred term or phrase
  • USED FOR: indicates terms or phrases that are NOT used to index items in the library database; these terms or phrases are considered synonymous with the indicated preferred term (only use "preferred terms" when searching the library database)
  • BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
  • NARROWER TERM: narrower or more specific terms or phrases; a subset of the indicated broader term
  • RELATED TERM: a term or phrase that is conceptually or associatively linked with the indicated preferred term

Thesaurus: 1501 entries.


NEW YORK CITY (Search for related entries in the library)

NEW ZEALAND (Search for related entries in the library)

NEWFOUNDLAND (Search for related entries in the library)

NEWLY-INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES 

NIGERIA (Search for related entries in the library)

NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS 

NON STANDARD EMPLOYMENT 

NON-CITIZENS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Individuals not legally considered to be members of a particular nation-state.

NON-MANUAL WORKERS 

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS