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Thesaurus: 1501 entries.


OWN ACCOUNT SELF-EMPLOYED 

OWN ACCOUNT SELF-EMPLOYMENT 

PAID DOMESTIC HELP 

PAID EMPLOYEES 

PAID WORK 

PAKISTAN 

  • BROADER TERM(S)
  • ASIA

PALLIATIVE CARE (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Medical treatment undertaken in cases where comfort, rather than a cure, is the primary objective. Palliative care can be administered in an institutional setting, but is frequently provided informally in the patient's home.

PANOPTICON (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Space designed so inhabitants cannot see one another, but all can be observed from a central point. The original model of the panopticon was for a prison, and was in the form of a wheel with the supervisor at the hub.

PAPER MILLS 

PARAPROFESSIONALS