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• domestic servants — Household employees rather than farm laborers or chauffeurs working outside. 57 Am J1st Wills § 1395. Servants who receive wages and stay in the house of the person paying and employing them for service to him or his family, such as valets,… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Domestic containment in post–World War II America — Domestic containment was the domestic manifestation of the foreign policy of containment, articulated in 1947 by Foreign Service officer George F. Kennan. When applied to a domestic context, containment produced a suppression of all social and… …   Wikipedia

• domestic — do·mes·tic /də mes tik/ adj 1: of or relating to the household or family a domestic servant domestic relations see also family court 2: of, relating to, or originating within …   Law dictionary

• Domestic worker — Servant redirects here. For other uses, see Servant (disambiguation). A Han Dynasty (202 BC 220 AD) Chinese ceramic figurine of a lady servant making a respectful gesture with both hands in front holding an accordion A domestic worker is a man,… …   Wikipedia

• domestic service — Employment of hired workers by private households for tasks including housecleaning, cooking, child care, gardening, and personal service. It also includes the performance of similar tasks for hire in public institutions and businesses, including …   Universalium

• Servants' quarters — [ mansion and were intended to be viewed as part of the overall facade] Servants quarters are those parts of a building, traditionally in a private house, which contain the domestic offices and staff accommodation. From the late 17th century… …   Wikipedia

• Domestic — Do*mes tic, a. [L. domesticus, fr. domus use: cf. F. domestique. See 1st {Dome}.] 1. Of or pertaining to one s house or home, or one s household or family; relating to home life; as, domestic concerns, life, duties, cares, happiness, worship,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Domestic policy of Nicolas Sarkozy — This article is only about the domestic reforms led by the French government between the mandate of Nicolas Sarkozy. For a broader view on the presidential mandate, see Presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy The domestic policy of Nicolas Sarkozy s… …   Wikipedia

• Servants' hall — The Servants Hall is a common room for domestic workers in a great house. The term usually refers to the servants dining room.If there is no separate sitting room, the Servants Hall doubles as the place servants may spend their leisure hours and… …   Wikipedia

• domestic —    a servant in the home    A shortened form of domestic servant or domestic help:     We used to call them servants. Now we call them domestic help. (Chandler, 1953 and now we call them domestics, but not to their face) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• Domestic policy of the Harper government — Several policies regarding interior and domestic issues in Canada were planned and adopted by the Canadian Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, following the January 23, 2006 election of the Conservative Party to a minority of seats …   Wikipedia