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Thesaurus: 1501 entries.


MINORITIES (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Persons belonging to one or more groups that are not in the majority of a population. Such persons are often discriminated against on the basis of their differences from the majority.

MNC 

MODELS OF CARE (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Various, often competing, conceptualizations of care that reflect both ideas about what constitutes appropriate and efficient care, and ideas about social location.

MONETARY POLICY 

MONTREAL (Search for related entries in the library)

MOTHER TONGUE 

MOTHERHOOD (Search for related entries in the library)

MOTHERS (Search for related entries in the library)

MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRY 

MULTI-SKILLING 

Scope Note: A trend in a variety of industries involving the development of multiple skills among workers, enabling them to navigate the labour market and employers to reduce costs by having fewer workers able to perform a greater number of tasks.