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By liberating women from household work and helping to abolish professions such as domestic service, the washing machine and other household goods completely revolutionised the structure of society.
Ha-Joon Chang

Meaning of "domestic service" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOMESTIC SERVICE

domestic service  [dəˈmestɪk ˈsɜːvɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOMESTIC SERVICE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Domestic service is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOMESTIC SERVICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

domestic service

Domestic worker

A domestic worker is a person who works within the employer's household. Domestic workers perform a variety of household services for an individual or a family, from providing care for children and elderly dependents to cleaning and household maintenance, known as housekeeping. Responsibilities may also include cooking, doing laundry and ironing, food shopping and other household errands. Some domestic workers live within the household where they work. At its 301st Session, the ILO Governing Body agreed to place an item on decent work for domestic workers on the agenda of the 99th Session of the International Labour Conference with a view to the setting of labour standards. The conditions faced by domestic workers have varied considerably throughout history and in the contemporary world. In the course of twentieth-century movements for labour rights, women's rights and immigrant rights, the conditions faced by domestic workers and the problems specific to their class of employment have come to the fore. In 2011, the International Labour Organization adopted the Convention Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers which covers decent work conditions for domestic workers.

Definition of domestic service in the English dictionary

The definition of domestic service in the dictionary is the work of household servants.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOMESTIC SERVICE


Davies
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Davis
ˈdeɪvɪs
mavis
ˈmeɪvɪs
Nevis
ˈniːvɪs
novice
ˈnɒvɪs
pelvis
ˈpɛlvɪs
service
ˈsɜːvɪs
vis
vɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOMESTIC SERVICE

domestic abuse
domestic appliance
domestic cat
domestic cattle
domestic court
domestic fowl
domestic heating oil
domestic pig
domestic rates
domestic science
domestic science college
domestic servant
domestic staff
domestic violence
domesticable
domestical
domestically
domesticate
domesticated
domestication

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOMESTIC SERVICE

advice
civil service
community service
customer service
dating service
express delivery service
funeral service
health service
in-service
information service
memorial service
military service
news service
pizza delivery service
public service
refuse disposal service
room service
secret service
self-service
shuttle service
social service

Synonyms and antonyms of domestic service in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «domestic service» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOMESTIC SERVICE

Find out the translation of domestic service to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of domestic service from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «domestic service» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

家政服务
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el servicio doméstico
570 millions of speakers

English

domestic service
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घरेलू सेवा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخدمة المنزلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бытового обслуживания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

serviço doméstico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গার্হস্থ্য পরিষেবা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le service domestique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perkhidmatan domestik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hausangestellte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

家事
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

국내 서비스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Layanan domestik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dịch vụ trong nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உள்நாட்டு சேவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घरगुती सेवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ev hizmeti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

servizio domestico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

usługi domowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

побутового обслуговування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

serviciu intern
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγχώρια υπηρεσία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

huishoudelike diens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hushållstjänster
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

innenriks service
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of domestic service

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOMESTIC SERVICE»

The term «domestic service» is normally little used and occupies the 116.007 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOMESTIC SERVICE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «domestic service» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «domestic service» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about domestic service

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QUOTES WITH «DOMESTIC SERVICE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word domestic service.
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Ha-Joon Chang
By liberating women from household work and helping to abolish professions such as domestic service, the washing machine and other household goods completely revolutionised the structure of society.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOMESTIC SERVICE»

Discover the use of domestic service in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to domestic service and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Domestic Service in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Deference ...
Set within the context of post-apartheid South Africa, the author examines the lives of women in domestic service to discover whether the dismantling of apartheid has ameliorated the poor pay and conditions of this marginalized workforce.
Dr A J King, 2012
2
Knowing Their Place: Domestic Service in Twentieth-Century ...
Knowing Their Place offers a fascinating look at the relationships of antagonism and friendship, disgust and desire, that marked domestic service in twentieth century Britain.
Lucy Delap, 2011
3
Domestic Service and the Formation of European Identity: ...
Before the Servant Project began its activities, on the initiative of the editor of this book, the long term history of domestic service was still in its beginning stage.
Antoinette Fauve, 2004
4
Domestic Service: With an Additional Chapter on Domestic ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Lucy Maynard Salmon, 2011
5
The Irish Bridget: Irish Immigrant Women in Domestic Service ...
-From The Irish Bridget Book jacket.
Margaret Lynch-Brennan, 2009
6
Gender, Migration and Domestic Service
This work examines a wide range of migration patterns which have arisen, both on a national and international scale, exposing the tensions and difficulties which arise from this kind of movement.
Janet Henshall Momsen, 2003
7
Domestic service and gender, 1660-1750: life and work in the ...
In this exciting new study Tim Meldrum explores the "real lives" of domestic servants.
Tim Meldrum, 2000
8
Gender, Migration and Domestic Service: The Politics of ...
Exploring the experiences of black women in Italy from the 1970s to the 1990s, this book shows that while the employment of migrants as live-in domestic workers led to forms of social marginalization, it paradoxically allowed Italian women ...
Jacqueline Andall, 2000
9
Housecraft and statecraft: domestic service in Renaissance ...
In Housecraft and Statecraft, historian Dennis Romano examines the realities and significance of domestic service in what was arguably the most important city in fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Europe--Venice.
Dennis Romano, 1996
10
Home and Hegemony: Domestic Service and Identity Politics in ...
Original and provocative essays on the construction of identity and hegemony
Kathleen M. Adams, Sara Dickey, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOMESTIC SERVICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term domestic service is used in the context of the following news items.
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Exclusive: US upgrades Malaysia in annual human trafficking report …
... in conditions of forced labor under employers and recruitment companies in sectors ranging from electronics to palm oil to domestic service. «Reuters, Jul 15»
2
Rs 1 crore worth abandoned gold seized from Air Iindia flight
However, since the flight was also scheduled to be used as a domestic service connecting to Mumbai, Customs officials there also had been ... «Zee News, Jul 15»
3
Style restyled for Alitalia rebrand
It has also expanded from being a primarily domestic service back in 1967 to flying worldwide today. That meant a large-scale implementation ... «Transform magazine, Jul 15»
4
Boeing 767's Biggest Fan FedEx May Order Up to 50 More, Report …
Leeham News said Wednesday that FedEx has 45 Boeing MD-11s in operation, noting: "Many are in domestic service, where the MD-11 is ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
5
European mobile networks will no longer add roaming charges
... comply with the current system that blocks roaming fees would cause them to have to increase the prices on their domestic service contracts. «Mobile Commerce Press, Jul 15»
6
Montgomery County, Maryland joins the jurisdictions requiring paid …
All employees are covered (including domestic service workers) except: Individuals who: (a) do not have a regular work schedule with the ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
7
The oldest person in Irish history has passed away
Domestic service was one of the most common forms of employment for Irish women in New York at that time but Kathleen was determined not ... «UTV Ireland, Jul 15»
8
Montgomery County, Maryland Joins the Jurisdictions Requiring …
All employees are covered (including domestic service workers) except: Individuals who: (a) do not have a regular work schedule with the ... «JD Supra, Jul 15»
9
44 lakh families subsist on casual labour
Domestic service, part-time or full-time, provides income to 2.6 lakh households (2.54%) in the rural parts. The SECC, perhaps, brings to fore a ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
10
Gordon Brown: 2015 a year of fear for refugee children
... youngsters brutalized as child soldiers in boys' militias, and girls trafficked into domestic service or the global sex trade, now perhaps account ... «CNN, Jul 15»

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