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COMMIS-VOYAGEUR [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-01-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Marketing
- Sales (Marketing)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- travelling saleswoman
1, record 1, English, travelling%20saleswoman
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- travelling salesman 2, record 1, English, travelling%20salesman
correct
- traveling saleswoman 1, record 1, English, traveling%20saleswoman
correct
- traveling salesman 3, record 1, English, traveling%20salesman
correct
- travelling salesperson 1, record 1, English, travelling%20salesperson
correct, see observation
- commercial traveller 3, record 1, English, commercial%20traveller
correct
- drummer 3, record 1, English, drummer
correct
- outside salesman 4, record 1, English, outside%20salesman
correct
- outside saleswoman 1, record 1, English, outside%20saleswoman
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An agent for a manufacturer, wholesale trader, etc., who travels over a district, showing samples and soliciting orders. 3, record 1, English, - travelling%20saleswoman
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
drummer: in early American history, agents of wholesalers who sought to bring retailers to visit warehouses. Today the term applies to traveling salesman and in general to promoters. 3, record 1, English, - travelling%20saleswoman
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
outside salesman: as opposed to "inside salesman". 2, record 1, English, - travelling%20saleswoman
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
travelling salesperson: In the National Occupational Classification (NOC), an official occupational title in Group 6421 - Retail Salespersons and Sales Clerks. 1, record 1, English, - travelling%20saleswoman
Record 1, Key term(s)
- traveling salesperson
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Commercialisation
- Vente
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vendeur itinérant
1, record 1, French, vendeur%20itin%C3%A9rant
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vendeuse itinérante 1, record 1, French, vendeuse%20itin%C3%A9rante
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- voyageur de commerce 2, record 1, French, voyageur%20de%20commerce
correct, masculine noun
- voyageuse de commerce 3, record 1, French, voyageuse%20de%20commerce
correct, feminine noun
- commis-voyageur 2, record 1, French, commis%2Dvoyageur
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne dont la profession est de vendre et qui ne dispose pas d'un local fixe comme le commerçant. 2, record 1, French, - vendeur%20itin%C3%A9rant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vendeur itinérant; vendeuse itinérante : Dans la Classification nationale des professions (CNP), titre de profession officiel dans le Groupe 6421 - Vendeurs/vendeuses et commis-vendeurs/commis-vendeuses - commerce de détail. 1, record 1, French, - vendeur%20itin%C3%A9rant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
- Comercialización
- Ventas (Comercialización)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- viajante de comercio
1, record 1, Spanish, viajante%20de%20comercio
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- viajero de negocios 1, record 1, Spanish, viajero%20de%20negocios
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-04-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bag-man
1, record 2, English, bag%2Dman
correct, jargon
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mechanisms for laundering range from the simple to the complex. In a simple method known as smurfing often employed by "small-time" local dealers, proceeds are broken up into amounts small enough to avoid attracting attention and deposited by a few innocuous-looking "bag-men". 1, record 2, English, - bag%2Dman
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- commis-voyageur
1, record 2, French, commis%2Dvoyageur
masculine noun, jargon
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces mécanismes vont du simple au complexe. Selon une méthode simple du nom de schtroumpfage, qui est souvent employée par les agents locaux « à la petite semaine », les produits sont répartis en sommes suffisamment petites pour éviter d'attirer l'attention et pour être déposées par quelques « commis-voyageurs » d'apparence ordinaire. 1, record 2, French, - commis%2Dvoyageur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-01-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Marketing
- Sales (Marketing)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- commercial traveller
1, record 3, English, commercial%20traveller
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the National Occupational Classification (NOC), an official occupational title in Group 6411 - Sales Representatives - Wholesale Trade (Non-Technical). 2, record 3, English, - commercial%20traveller
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Commercialisation
- Vente
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- voyageur de commerce
1, record 3, French, voyageur%20de%20commerce
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- voyageuse de commerce 1, record 3, French, voyageuse%20de%20commerce
correct, feminine noun
- commis-voyageur 1, record 3, French, commis%2Dvoyageur
correct, masculine noun
- commis-voyageuse 1, record 3, French, commis%2Dvoyageuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans la Classification nationale des professions (CNP), titres de professions officiels dans le Groupe 6411 - Représentants/représentantes des ventes non techniques - commerce de gros. 2, record 3, French, - voyageur%20de%20commerce
Record 3, Key term(s)
- commis voyageur
- commis voyageuse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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