domestic partner
noun
plural domestic partners
1
: a company especially in a developing country that joins in a commercial venture with an international company
2
: either member of an unmarried cohabiting couple especially when considered as to eligibility for spousal benefits
domestic partnership
noun
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Police believe that the teen, who was a frequent runaway and the mother to an 11-month-old baby, was staying at the home with Gress and his domestic partner, 37-year-old Michelle Brandes.
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Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
According to police, the teen is believed to have stayed with Gress and his domestic partner, 37-year-old Michelle Brandes, at the home.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2025
He was arrested on March 5 for pointing a harpoon at his domestic partner and for possession of drugs, according to police.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2025
Despite the crime drop, rapes, lead by a surge in attacks by victims’ domestic partners, were up 19% last year.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
According to police, the teen is believed to have stayed with Gress and his domestic partner, 37-year-old Michelle Brandes, at the home.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2025
He was arrested on March 5 for pointing a harpoon at his domestic partner and for possession of drugs, according to police.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2025
Despite the crime drop, rapes, lead by a surge in attacks by victims’ domestic partners, were up 19% last year.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for domestic partner
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“Domestic partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domestic%20partner. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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