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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Conneely and Brown identified each other as domestic partners on Facebook.
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Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2024
Police say a 61-year-old man shot and killed his 41-year-old domestic partner, then shot and wounded her 20-year-old son.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
Building a data center in China would require Tesla to partner up with a domestic partner, Reuters reports.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 17 May 2024
Older generations were far more likely to buy with a spouse or domestic partner: 70% of boomers did so, as did 56% of Gen Xers.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 16 May 2024
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Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2024
Police say a 61-year-old man shot and killed his 41-year-old domestic partner, then shot and wounded her 20-year-old son.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
Building a data center in China would require Tesla to partner up with a domestic partner, Reuters reports.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 17 May 2024
Older generations were far more likely to buy with a spouse or domestic partner: 70% of boomers did so, as did 56% of Gen Xers.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 16 May 2024
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“Domestic partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domestic%20partner. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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