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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.


PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A continuous (i.e., open-ended) employment relationship, typically between a worker and a single employer.

PERMANENT RESIDENCY 

Scope Note: A visa status that allows a person to reside indefinitely in a country of which one is not a citizen, but typically revocable and not extending all rights of citizenship (e.g., voting).

PERMANENT RESIDENTS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Those who have been granted permanent residency of a country, typically after having resided there for a few years.

PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKERS (Search for related entries in the library)

PERSONNEL 

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 

PERSONS (Search for related entries in the library)

PERSONS OF COLOUR 

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (Search for related entries in the library)

PERSONS WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES