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  • 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.


SAN FRANCISCO (Search for related entries in the library)

SANDWICH GENERATION 

SASKATCHEWAN (Search for related entries in the library)

SAUDI ARABIA (Search for related entries in the library)

  • BROADER TERM(S)
  • ASIA

SCABS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A union member who continues to perform his or her duties while on strike, another employee who performs the duties of those on strike, or a person hired to perform the duties of those on strike.

SCALE (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The geographical, typically political rather than natural, level (e.g., national, supra-national) at which phenomeon is measured

SCANDINAVIA (Search for related entries in the library)

SCIENCE (Search for related entries in the library)

SCOTLAND (Search for related entries in the library)

SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Temporary employment that is usually short in duration and dependent upon seasonal market conditions (e.g. tourist and fishery seasons). Workers can be seasonally employed over many years.