Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 16, 2004 09:00
20 yrs ago
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English term
User Manuals, Codes of Conduct, Medical
Native in: Malay 
Works in: English to Malay, Malay, Malay to English
domestic
English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
"Initial contact will have to be made with key material suppliers, and domestic and nominated subcontractors (if known) together with plant hire firms likely to be participating in the early contract stages."
Does 'domestic' here mean 'within the company', 'within the country' or something else?
Does 'domestic' here mean 'within the company', 'within the country' or something else?
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| 5 +2 | see explanation |
nothing
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| 3 +10 | national (without more context) |
Penelope Ausejo
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Responses
+2
59 mins
Selected
see explanation
"Any subcontractor other than a nominated subcontractor is referred to as a domestic subcontractor". From reference below
"Domestic" here means that this arrangement is not formal, as it is a contractor that had not been nominated (in the bid, for example)
"Domestic" here means that this arrangement is not formal, as it is a contractor that had not been nominated (in the bid, for example)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Charlie Bavington
: I've never heard this before (you live and learn), but it does make sense, given that the phrasing makes a it clear that "domestic" and "nominated" are related classes of contractor.
2 hrs
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| agree |
Jörgen Slet
: I've never heard this before either :) but it does make sense indeed
6 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks."
+10
2 mins
Penelope Ausejo
Spain
Spain
Spain
Marketing, Business, IT & Autism
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
national (without more context)
without more context i would think that it refers to national (within the country).
Peer comment(s):
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Sabrina Eskelson
2 mins
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Thx Sabrina :)
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Marian Greenfield
3 mins
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Good morning Marian and thx :)
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ohemulen
11 mins
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Thx Kristina :)
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Vicky Papaprodromou
14 mins
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Thx Vicky :)
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| agree |
Liesbeth Huijer
27 mins
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Thx Liesbeth :)
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vixen
31 mins
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Thx vixen :)
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Hacene
: even with more context because here it is domestic (..) contractors
41 mins
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Thx Hacene :
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| agree |
Lamprini Kosma
2 hrs
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Thx Lamprini :)
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elenus
: You are right! No doubt about it.
3 hrs
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Thx elenus :)
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airmailrpl
: -
3 hrs
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Thx airmail :)
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Discussion
It begins with: Prior to commencing a contract, liaison will be necessary between the contractor, architect, statutory undertakings and the local authority.
Followed by the sentence above.