domestic partnership

noun

Definition of domestic partnershipnext
as in civil union

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  1. civil union
  2. relationship
  3. mixed marriage
Noun
  • Since 2003, the Polish parliament has discussed legalizing civil unions at least five times—but each time, the proposals have foundered for want of government support.
    Marta Figlerowicz, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Mary and Romain entered into a civil union in 2018, and celebrated their nuptials with a wedding ceremony the following year.
    Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
Definition of civil union
Noun
  • As 2025 begins, Microsoft faces a more tenuous relationship with artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, which the company has backed to the tune of over $13 billion.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Well, the relationship between munis and the 10-year Treasury rate is clear in the chart below.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of relationship
Noun
  • At the age of 16, the offspring of mixed marriages had to choose one of their parents’ ethnicities.
    Robert Hornsby, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Edgar’s absorbing historical study of intermarriage is based on policy documents, Soviet ethnographic research, and over 80 in-depth interviews with members of mixed marriages and their adult children in the ethnically diverse Soviet republic of Kazakhstan and less diverse Tajikistan.
    Robert Hornsby, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
Definition of mixed marriage
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“Domestic partnership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domestic%20partnership. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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