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Thesaurus: 1501 entries.


MARITAL STATUS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A person's conjugal status. Statistics Canada includes married and common law (including traditional aboriginal marriages and same-sex partners living common-law), separated, legally divorced, widowed, or never legally married.

MARKET STRATEGIES (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Government policies targeted at public sector initiatives that implement approaches typically used by the public sector (e.g., competitive bidding, organizational restructuring, or outsourcing).

MARKET-BASED APPROACH 

MARKETIZATION 

MARRIAGE (Search for related entries in the library)

MARRIED MEN 

MARRIED WOMEN 

MARXIAN ECONOMICS (Search for related entries in the library)

MARXISM (Search for related entries in the library)

MASCULINITY (Search for related entries in the library)