Thesaurus
definitions of thesaurus terminology
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: 1285 entries.
METROPOLITAN INFLUENCED ZONE
Scope Note: A Statistics Canada classification to describe rural areas with fewer than 10,000 people where a significant percentage of workers commute to adjacent larger areas.
- RELATED TERM(S)
- USED FOR
MEXICO
- BROADER TERM(S)
MICHIGAN (Search for related entries in the library)
- BROADER TERM(S)
MIGRANT WORKERS (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: A worker who moves from place to place in order to obtain work.
- BROADER TERM(S)
- NARROWER TERM(S)
- RELATED TERM(S)
MIGRATION (VAR) (Search for related entries in the library)
- NARROWER TERM(S)
MIGRATION POLICY (Search for related entries in the library)
- BROADER TERM(S)
MINIMUM WAGE ORDINANCE
- RELATED TERM(S)
MINIMUM WAGES (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: Legislation and public policy define minimum wage as the lowest wage rate an employer can legally pay an employee.
- BROADER TERM(S)
- NARROWER TERM(S)
- RELATED TERM(S)
- USED FOR
MINISTERIAL PERMIT
- USE
MINORITIES
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.
- NARROWER TERM(S)