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  • BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
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  • RELATED TERM: a term or phrase that is conceptually or associatively linked with the indicated preferred term

Thesaurus: 1501 entries.


MIGRANTS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: People who move temporarily or permanently from one country, locality, or place of residence to another.

MIGRATION (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The movement of a population from one country, locality, or place of residence to another, either temporarily or permanently.

MILITARISM (Search for related entries in the library)

MILITARY POLICY (Search for related entries in the library)

MINERAL INDUSTRY 

MINES 

MINIMUM WAGE (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The legislated hourly, daily, weekly or monthly wage at which employees must be remunerated by law.

MINING INDUSTRY (Search for related entries in the library)

MINNEAPOLIS (Search for related entries in the library)

MINNESOTA (Search for related entries in the library)