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.

RECENT IMMIGRANTS (Search for related entries in the library)

• BROADER TERM(S)

IMMIGRANTS

RECRUITMENT 

• USE

HIRING PRACTICES

REDISTRIBUTION (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Efforts (often state policies) designed to promote greater equalization in the income, wealth and material resources of individual in societies.

• RELATED TERM(S)

DEPENDENCY

SOCIAL CLASSES

REFUGEE CAMPS 

• USE

REFUGEES

REFUGEE POLICY 

• USE

INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION POLICY

REFUGEES (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Persons who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, or poltical opinion, are outside the country of their nationality and are unable to avail themselves of the protection of that country

• RELATED TERM(S)

ASYLUM SEEKERS

HUMANITARIAN AID

INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION POLICY

MIGRANTS

• USED FOR

DISPLACED PERSONS

EXILES

REFUGEE CAMPS

REGIONAL DISPARITIES (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Differences of inequalities between regions.

• BROADER TERM(S)

REGIONALISM

REGIONAL ECONOMICS (Search for related entries in the library)

• BROADER TERM(S)

REGIONALISM

REGIONALISM (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A political perspective that focuses on regions or a group of regions.

• NARROWER TERM(S)

REGIONAL DISPARITIES

REGIONAL ECONOMICS

REGIONS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Broad groupings of geographic areas that may exist at the sub-national or supranational level depending upon the factors under consideration for construction (e.g., labour markets, electoral districts).

• RELATED TERM(S)

SCALE