Thesaurus

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definitions of terms used in thesaurus entries

• 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.

PLACE OF BIRTH (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Variable used in the statistical tables

• USED FOR

BIRTH PLACE

BIRTHPLACE

PLACEMENT BUREAUS 

• USE

EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES

PLURAL CITIZENSHIP 

• USE

MULTIPLE CITIZENSHIP

POLAND (Search for related entries in the library)

• BROADER TERM(S)

EUROPEAN UNION

OECD

POLICE 

• RELATED TERM(S)

LAW ENFORCEMENT

• USED FOR

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

POLICE OFFICERS

POLICE FORCES 

• USE

LAW ENFORCEMENT

POLICE OFFICERS 

• USE

POLICE

POLICY 

• USE

PUBLIC POLICY

POLITICAL ECONOMY (Search for related entries in the library)

• RELATED TERM(S)

ECONOMIC THEORY

ECONOMICS

MARXISM

POLITICAL PARTICIPATION (Search for related entries in the library)

• BROADER TERM(S)

SOCIAL PARTICIPATION

• RELATED TERM(S)

ACTIVISM

• USED FOR

CIVIC PARTICIPATION