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A subject thesaurus produced to support indexing in the UK archive sector. text en The UK Archival Thesaurus UK Archival Thesaurus project 2009-03-16 UKATProject <People by age group> <People by beliefs> <People by occupation> <People by roles> 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid Abacus Deserted children Abandoned children Abandoned vehicles Abandonment Abbatoirs Slaughterhouses Slaughtering and slaughter-houses Abattoirs Abbeys Abbreviations Abdication of Edward VIII Abdications (events) Abdomen Abdominal pain Kidnap Abduction Aberfan disaster Aberfan tip disaster (1966) Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway Company Act 1861 c171 Intellectual ability Ability Streaming Ability grouping Used in relation to the economic, political, legislative and social events and processes that brought about an end to the system of slavery in specific countries. Within the context of the United Kingdom the term is used to refer to events occurring in the decades following the passing of acts of parliament to abolish the slave trade and slavery throughout the British Empire, in 1807 and 1833 respectively. Abolition of slavery Abortion Abortion counselling Abstracting The usually non-critical indication of the subject contents of a document, aiming to permit the user a decision about the relevance of the document. Abstract journals Abstracts Abstracts of Title (documents) Abuse Abyssinian expedition (1867-1868) (IBE uses: Student achievement) Academic performance Student achievement Student progress Academic achievement College buildings University buildings Academic buildings Academic decorations of honour Departments Academic departments Academic dissertations Academic failure Liberty of educational institutions to decide courses and research, and of teachers to teach subjects, without outside coercion. Academic freedom University libraries Academic libraries Academic rites and ceremonies Academics Criteria established by an educational institution to determine levels of student achievement. Academic standards College teachers (USA) Faculty Higher education teaching personnel Tutors Tutors and tutoring Academic teaching personnel Educational year Academic year Academies Academies of science Accelerated courses Accents and accentuation Acceptances Access and interpretation Access for disabled people A list of new acquisitions issued periodically. Accessions lists Access regime Right to roam Access to countryside Conditions, circumstances or requirements governing admittance to educational institutions or programmes. Access to education Accessibility of information Availability of information Communication barriers Information barriers Access to information Accidental death Accident prevention Accidents at work Accidents in the home Accidents Accommodation (housing) Accommodation (tourism) Accommodation Accordian Accordion Accountancy Accountancy education Accountants Accounting Auditors of parish accounts Accounts Account books Accounts ledgers Accounts of tithe compositions Recognition and approval of the academic standards of an educational institution by some external, impartial body of high public esteem. Accredited schools Accreditation (education) Phenomena which result when groups of individuals of different cultures come into continuous contact, with subsequent changes in the original cultural patterns of either or both groups. Assimilation Cultural assimilation Cultural integration Enculturation Acculturation Achievement motivation Achievements (heraldry) Achievements of arms Achievement tests Acid music Acid rain Acids Acne Acoustic equipment Acoustic waves Sound Vibrations Acoustics Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946 c49 Accessions Acquisitions (libraries) Acquisitions policy Acquisitions Acres Acreage A pronounceable abbreviation of a compound, name or phrase used as one word. Acronyms Records summarizing the procedures in cases seen before an eccesiastical court, particularly during the secon half of the 16th and much of the 17th century. Acts of ecclesiastical courts Act books Actinomycetales infections Actinomycetes Action photography Learning by doing. Activity methods Experiential learning Activity learning Actresses American actors Film actors Radio actors and actresses Actors Acts of administration Actual bodily harm Actuarial work Actuaries Acupuncture Medical term for the abrupt onset of abdominal pain which may have a variety of causes. Acute abdomen Diseases which are usually severe but of short duration. Acute disease Use more specific descriptor where appropriate. Addiction Addictive analgesics Street addresses Addresses (locations) Addresses (speeches) Adenoidectomy Adenovirus infections Adhesives Administration Actions and defenses Administration of criminal justice Legal actions Legal administration Legal practice Administration of justice Administration of Justice Act 1964 c42 Administration of Justice Act 1970 c31 Administration of Justice Act 1973 c15 Administration of justice legislation Administrations (documents) Administrative agencies Administrative buildings Organizational history Administrative history Administrative law Administrative reform Administrative sanctions Administrative sciences Organizational structure Administrative structure Judicial control of administration Administrative tribunals Administrative and political divisions Administrative units Administrator Executors and administrators Administrators Admirals Admiralty Admiralty court Conditions (examination certificates, proof of skills, etc.) of entrance to courses of study, further study, training, etc. Academic admission Admission criteria Admissions (schools) Early admission Educational admission School admission School choice and admission School enrollment Student admission Student selection Universities admission Admission requirements Admission rolls Admissions (documents) Applications submitted for a place at a school, college or university. College applications Admissions applications Adolescence Adolescent psychology Teenagers Young people Youths Adolescents Adoption Adrenal cortex hormones Adrenergic beta receptor blockaders Adriatic Sea The offering of learning opportunities in professional and vocational development, personal development, and social development to adults. Adult basic skills Adult education and skills Libraries and adult education Polyvalent adult education Training (adults) Adult education Adult education institutions Programmes designed to provide learning opportunities for both adults who have not had adequate formal education, as well as others interested in lifelong learning. Learning opportunities for adults Adult education programmes Adult education teachers Adult educators Adulthood Adult learning and skills Adult learning Adult literacy Skills development for adults Adults Adult students Advanced skills teachers Adventure schools Adverse effects Adverse reactions Advertisements Advertising Advertising control Advice columns The right to appoint a priest to a benefice, particularly a parish church. This right was usually held by an individual, such as the lord of the manor or an institution such as a monastery. After the dissolution these rights were available for purchase by individuals from the Crown. Advowson Aedes Aegean Sea Aeolophon Aerial bombing Air raids Air raids and ARP Aerial bombardment Aerial navigation Aerial operations Aerial views Aerial photographs Aerial photography British aerial reconnaissance Aerial reconnaissance Aerobic bacteria Gas dynamics Aerodynamics Aeronautical engineers Aeronautics Airplanes Military aeroplanes Military airplanes Aeroplanes Aerosol propellants Aerosols Aerospace technology Aerospace engineering Aircraft engine industry Aircraft industry Aircraft manufacture Aircraft production Aviation industry Aerospace industry Space medicine Aerospace medicine Aesthetic education Nature (aesthetics) Philosophy of art Aesthetics Aetiology Affective symptoms Aflatoxins African manuscripts African (cultural identity) Afro-American freemasonry Afro-American peoples Black Americans African-American peoples African art African Caribbean peoples Afro-Caribbean peoples West Indians African-Caribbean peoples African cultures Used in relation to the specific dispersion of African peoples as a result of both forced and voluntary migrations. African diaspora African history African languages African literature Used to refer to people with recent or direct links with African countries - such as people born in African countries, residents accepting citizenship of African nations, people with ancestral origins in the continent and/or people from specific ethnic groups around the world that identify themselves as part of an African diaspora. African students Africans African peoples Boermusiek Afrikaaner folk music Afrikaans Afrikaners Use for the care following an acute care episode or following discharge from hospital. Can also be used for follow-up of patients with chronic diseases or in remission. Aftercare (medical) Medical aftercare Postoperative care Aftercare Aftercare of offenders Age discrimination Age composition Age distribution Age factors Age Groups by specific ages Age groups Ageing Continuing increase of elderly population both in absolute and in proportional terms in a given society. Ageing society Population ageing Ageing population Agents Aggressiveness Agistment Agnosticism A complex of relationships which exist among land tenure, production and supporting services, and related rural institutions, each constituting an integral part of the wider whole. Agrarian systems Agrarian structure Agricultural administration Agricultural biology Agricultural buildings Agricultural chemicals Agricultural chemistry Agricultural cooperatives Agricultural banks Agricultural credit Development agricultural Agricultural development Agricultural Development Act 1939 c48 Agricultural economics Agricultural education Agricultural engineering Agricultural enterprises Agricultural equipment Agricultural genetics Agricultural holdings Agricultural Holdings Act 1908 c28 Agricultural Holdings Act 1923 c9-10 Agricultural Holdings Act 1948 c63 Agricultural implements Agricultural information systems Agricultural labour Agricultural labourers Arable Arable land Agricultural land Agricultural legislation Agricultural libraries Agricultural machinery Agricultural machinery industry Agricultural mapping Agricultural Marketing Act 1931 c42 Agricultural Marketing Act 1933 c31 Agricultural markets Agricultural merchants Agricultural museums Agricultural organisations Agricultural organizations Agricultural outbuildings Agricultural workers Agricultural personnel Agricultural planning Food policy Agricultural policy Agricultural practices Agricultural Price Index (1960-1978) Agricultural prices Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marketing) Act 1928 c19 Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marketing) Act 1931 c40 Agricultural production Agricultural commodities Agricultural products Designed to improve crops, increase yields, develop resistances to diseases. Agricultural research Agricultural riots (1830) Agricultural colleges Agricultural schools Agricultural exhibitions Agricultural shows Agricultural societies Agricultural statistics Agricultural surveys Agricultural training Agricultural vehicles Agricultural wages Agricultural Wages (Regulation) Act 1924 c37 Agricultural Wages Act 1948 c47 Agricultural wastes Use more specific descriptor where appropriate. Agricultural grants Agriculture and state Agriculture and the state Agriculture, environment and natural resources Arable husbandry Arable husbandry operations Agriculture A microthesaurus within the UK Archival Thesaurus. Agriculture Agriculture (Fertilizers) Act 1952 c15 Agriculture (Improvement of Roads) Act 1955 c20 Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1944 c28 Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 c34 Agriculture (Poisonous Substances) Act 1952 c60 Agriculture (Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions) Act 1956 c49 Agriculture (Silo Subsidies) Act 1956 c5 Agriculture (Small Farmers) Act 1959 c12 Agriculture Act 1937 c70 Agriculture Act 1947 c48 Agriculture Act 1957 c57 Agriculture Act 1967 c22 Agriculture and Horticulture Act 1964 c28 Agroclimatology Simultaneous growing of trees with food crops and/or livestock on the same piece of land. Agrisilviculture Forest farming Agroforestry The integration of agricultural production, processing and marketing under a single comprehensive management. Agricultural industry Agroindustry The science of crop and soil management. Agronomy Ague Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome AIDS (Disease) AIDS and HIV AIDS HIV/AIDS education AIDS education Accidents (air travel) Air crashes Crashes (aircraft) Air accidents Air battles Airborne forces Ventilation Air conditioning Low flying aircraft (armed forces) Low flying aircraft (civilian) Aircraft Aircraft (powered) Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977 c3 Aircraft carriers Aircraft engineering Aircraft hangars Aircraft research Aircraft spotting Refers to the policy and strategy of defending against aerial attack and bombardment. For defensive structures use Air defences. Anti-aircraft defence Air defence Air defence construction Refers to the equipment and infrastructure used to defend against aerial attack and bombardment. For policy and strategy use Air defence. Air defenses Air defences Airfields Air Force (UK) Air force Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917 c51 Air force personnel Air Guns and Shotguns Act 1962 c49 Airlines Air letters Air parcels Air Mail Air microbiology Air pollutants Atmospheric pollution Smog Air pollution Airports Airports Authority Act 1965 c16 Airport terminals Air quality monitoring Bomb damage Air raid damage Air raids and ARP ARP Air raid precautions Air Raid Precautions Act 1937 c6 Air raid shelters Air raid wardens Safety (air transport) Air safety Air services agreements Zeppelins Airships Airship sheds Air traffic Air traffic control Air transport Air transport licensing Air travel Air Travel Reserve Fund Act 1975 c36 Airborne warfare Japanese air warfare (1939-1945) Air warfare The side compartment of a building, usually a church, hall or barn, separated from the main body of the building by an arcade; or a passage allowing access to rows of seats in an auditorium or church. (Source: EH Components Thesaurus) Aisles Albanian Albanian history Albums (documents) Albums (music) Alchemy Alcohol Alcohol use and abuse Drugs and alcohol Alcohol abuse Alcohol control Temperance Temperance and religion Alcohol education Alcoholic drink Alcoholic drinks Spirituous liquor Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic intoxication Addiction (alcohol) Alcoholism Alcohol-related crime Alcohols Alcohol consumption Alcohol use and abuse Drink consumption Alcohol use Aldehydes Alderney (Transfer of Property, etc) Act 1923 c15 Ale Aletaster Aleconner Ale Measures Act 1698 c15 [Source: BET] A-levels A level examinations Alexander technique Algebra Algebraic number theory Algorithms Aliens Act 1844 c66 Aliens Act 1905 c13 Aliens Restriction Act 1914 c12 Alimony Alkali metals Alkaloidal crops Alkaloids Allegations Allegiance Allegory Defence alliances and organisations Alliances Allocation of frequencies Allotments Alloys Almanacs Almshouses Letters (alphabet) Alphabets Alphaviruses Turkic languages Altaic languages Altars Alterations Altered tithe apportionment General term for schemes which offer an alternative to traditional institutional education or for movements which reject the notion of formal schooling. Anticurriculum movement Deschooling Educational alternatives Alternative education Education other than at school (EOTAS) EOTAS (Education other than at school) Alternatives to school Alternative medicine Complementary medicine Therapy (alternative medicine) Alternative therapies Alum industry Aluminium Aluminium smelting Alumni and alumnae Alumni Alzheimer's disease Amateur broadcasting Amateur plays Amateur theater Amateur theatre Amber Ambulance Corps Ambulance Ambulances Ambulance service Volunteer workers in ambulance service Ambulance services Ambulance stations Ambulatory medical care Ambulatory care Ambulatory surgery Amenities American actors American authors American culture American poets American sermons American (cultural identity) American Civil War (1861-1865) American history Literature written by authors from the United States of America, regardless of the language it is written in. For literature written in English double index with English Literature (general). American literature (cultural) American War of Independence American War of Independence (1775-1783) North American Indian cultures South American Indian cultures Amerindian cultures Central American Indian languages North American Indian languages South American Indian languages Amerindian languages Caribs North American Indians South American Indians Amerindians Amharic Amides Amines Amino acids Aminobenzoic acids Ammunition Amnesia Amniocentesis Amphetamines Amphibians Amphibia Amphibious warfare Amphitheatres Amputation Amusements Anabaptists Anabolic steroids Anaemia Anaerobic bacteria Anesthesia Anaesthesia Anaesthesiology Anaesthetics Anagrams Analgesia Analgesics Analogue computers Music analysis Analysis (music) Analysis books Analysis rolls Analytic chemistry Nihilism Anarchism Jewish anarchists Anarchists Anatomical illustration Used for the science concerned with the physical structure of ananimal or plant; use 'Anatomy' for the physical structure of an animal or plant or any of its parts Anatomical science Anatomical specimens Anatomists Anatomy Anatomy Act 1832 c75 Ancient art Ancient civilization Ancient civilizations Ancient demesnes Ancient history Monuments (ancient) Ancient monuments Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 c46 Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913 c32 Acts relating to the protection of ancient monuments, archaeological areas and historic buildings Ancient monuments legislation Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1882 c73 Ancient philosophy Ancient poetry Ancient religions Hieroglyphics Ideographic scripts Pictographic scripts Ancient scripts Ancient theatre Ancillary health services staff Anecdotes Aneurysms Angina pectoris Angiography Angioplasty Anglican clergy Anglican communion Anglican Church Anglican doctrine Anglican theology Anglicanism (Church of England) Anglicanism Anglican missionary societies Anglican church buildings Anglicans Anglican schools Fishing Fishing (sport) Angling The collective name for the three wars between the British Empire and Afghanistan. The British sought to extend their control over Afghanistan and prevent the spread of Russian influence in the area. Afghan Wars Anglo-Afghan wars Anglo-American Arbitral Convention (1908) Anglo-Catholicism Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1667) Anglo-Egyptian Treaty (1936) Anglo-Iraq Treaty (1930) Anglo-Irish Free Trade Area Agreement Anglo-Irish War (1920-1922) Anglo-Maratha wars 1767-1799 Anglo-Mysore wars Anglo-Norman manuscripts Anglo-saxon and dark ages (411-1065) Anglo-Saxon architecture Anglo-Saxon art Anglo-Saxon chronicle Anglo-Saxon sculpture Anglo-saxons and dark ages (ad411-1065) Early Anglo-Saxon England Late Anglo-Saxon England Saxon architecture Anglo-saxon period Zulu War (1879) Anglo-Zulu War (1879) Angolan Civil War (1974-) Animal auctions Ethology Hibernation Animal behaviour Animal classification Animal disease models Animal disease Animal pathology Disease (animals) Veterinary diseases Zoopathology Animal diseases Animal adaptation Animal life Animal ecology Animal testing Animal experimentation Animal experiments Animal breeding Animal reproduction Animal genetics Animal habitats Zoonoses (animal health) Animal health Animal breeding (farm) Animal production Livestock farming Stock farming Animal husbandry Animal locomotion Bird migration Animal migration Animal feeding Animal nutrition Animal power Animal powered vehicles Animal and vegetable products Animal produce Animal products Animal psychology Animal racing Living resources Animal resources Animal rights and welfare Animal rights Animal rights movement Animals Animal shows Animal skins Classification of the species of animals. Zoological taxonomy Animal taxonomy Animal rights and welfare Welfare (animals) Animal welfare Animal welfare legislation Animism Anions Anniversaries Anniversary celebrations Annual financial statement Annual reports Annuities Anopheles Anorexia nervosa Anschluss (1938) Antarctic exploration Antarctic Ocean South Pole Antarctic regions Antenatal care Antennas A collection of works of various authors or of one author selected for a specific purpose or under specific aspects. Anthologies Anthracite coal industry Anthrax Anthrax Prevention Act 1919 c23 Anthropological heritage Anthropological interest Anthropologists Physical anthropology Anthropology Anthropometry Anti-aircraft artillery Anti-apartheid Anti-apartheid movements Anti-arrhythmia agents Antibiotics Antibodies Anticancer drugs Anti-clericalism Anticoagulants Anti-colonialism Anticonvulsants Antidepressive agents Anti-fascism Anti-fascist resistance Anti-fascist movements Antifungal agents Antihypertensive agents Anti-imperialism Anti-imperialist movements Anti-infective agents Anti-inflammatory agents Antilipaemic agents Antimalarials Anti-nazi movements Anti-nuclear movement Antinuclear movement Antinuclear movements Campaign for nuclear disarmament Nuclear disarmament movements Anti-nuclear movements Antioxidants Antiparasitic agents Books containing antiphons: short sentences sung or recited before or after a psalm or canticle. Antiphoners Antiphonaries Antiphons Antiphons (music) Anti pollution policy Antiquarian books Antiquarian booksellers Antiquarian documents Antiquarians Antiquaries Antique dealers Antique dealing Antiques Antiques shops Byzantine antiquities Christian antiquities Classical antiquities Turkish antiquities Antiquities Antiquity Anti-racism Anti-racism legislation Anti-satellite weapons Antiscorbutic treatment Antisemitism Antiseptics Relating to the UK acts of abolition passed in 1807 and 1833 which helped to bring an end to the slave trade and slavery throughout the British Empire. Anti-slavery legislation Abolitionist movements Anti-slavery Antislavery movements Anti-slavery movements Anti-smoking movements Antisocial behaviour Antisocial behaviour and disorder Anti-submarine warfare Antivenins Antitoxins Antiviral agents Anxiety disorders Apartheid Apartments Aphasia Aphorisms and apothegms Aphorisms Apocryphal books (Old Testament) Apocryphal books Apologetics Aphorisms and apothegms Apophthegms Apothecaries Act, 1815 Appeal procedures Contributory pensions appeals Legal appeals Appeals Appearance books Appendicitis Applications for protection Application software Applied psychology Research which is designed to create a new technology. Applied research Apprentices Apprenticeships Apprenticeship Apprenticeship agreement Apprenticeship assignment Apprenticeship bond Apprenticeship charities Apprenticeship indenture Apprenticeship programs Apprenticeship records Apprenticeship register Technology adapted to the needs, production system, and natural resources of a given country. Alternative technology Intermediate technology Appropriate technology Approved societies Polygonal or semicircular recesses projecting from an external wall, often with a rounded vault. (Source: EH Components Thesaurus) Apses The potential ability of an individual to perform an as yet unlearned task or skill. Aptitude Instruments used to assess a combination of native and acquired abilities which are considered indicative of future performance. Aptitude tests Fish farming Freshwater fish culture Aquaculture Aquatic animals Pond life Aquatic ecosystems Aquatic environment Algae Algae and fungi Aquatic plants Aquatic rodents Aqueducts Aquifers Arab art Arab culture Arab history Arabic language Arabic manuscripts Arabic Arabic music Arabic philology Arable farming Arabic literature Arab literature Arab nationalism Arab Revolt (1936-1939) Arabs Arachnids Arachnida Arbitrary imprisonment Arbitration Arbitration Act 1889 c49 Arboretums Arboriculture Arboviruses Arbovirus infections Series of arches supporting or along a wall (Source: OED) Arcades Interventions to the archaeological heritage Archaeological activities Areas of the landscape known or believed to contain archaeological remains Archaeological areas Archaeological charitable trusts Archaeological dating Non-disruptive fieldwork or underwater exploration carried out to determine whether an area contains archaeological remains. Archaeological evaluation Digs Excavation Excavations (archaeology) Archaeological excavations Archaeological expeditions Archaeological heritage Archaeological interest Archaeological investigation Archaeological landscapes Archaeological maps Archaeological materials Archaeological museums Archaeological finds Archaeological objects Archaeological organisations Archaeological organizations Archaeological parks Provincial archaeological plan Archaeological plans Archaeological potential Remains Archaeological remains Archaeological study Archaeological research Archaeological services Archaeological sites Social anthropological interpretation of archaeological remains. Archaeological sociology Archaeologists Medieval archaeology Post-medieval archaeology Archaeology Archbishops Archdeaconry Archdeacons Archers (military) Archers (sportsmen) Archery A curved construction, spanning an opening, formed from wedge-shaped blocks supported by mutual pressure. (Source: EH Components Thesaurus) Arches Architect restorers Architects and builders Architects Architectural components Architecture, conservation and restoration Architectural conservation Architectural consultants Architectural woodwork Architectural details Architectural drawing Architecture, designs and plans Architectural drawings Architectural firms Architectural heritage Architectural historians Architectural methods Architectural models Architectural monuments Architectural organizations Architectural photography Architectural plans Architectural research Architectural surveys Anglo-Saxon architecture Architecture and history Early Christian architecture Elizabethan architecture Georgian architecture Norman architecture Pre-roman architecture Queen Anne architecture Regency architecture Renaissance architecture Restoration architecture Roman architecture Saxon architecture Stuart architecture Tudor architecture Victorian architecture Architecture Architecture competitions Architecture study and teaching Architecture education Archival conservation Archival materials Archival recordings Archival surveys Machine readable archives Archive automation Archive development Archive training Archive education Archive equipment Archive facilities Archive inventories Archive registers Archive finding aids Archive legislation Archive administration Archive management Archive personnel Archive planning National Archives Policy Archive policy Archive records Repair of documents Archive records preservation Archive buildings Archive repositories Archive agencies Archive centres Libraries and archives Archives Archive science Archivists Arctic cultures Arctic Ocean North Pole Arctic regions Areas and spaces AONBs (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty) Areas of outstanding natural beauty Arena theatre Argon Dry lands Semiarid zones Arid zones Nobility Aristocracy Arithmetic Arm Armada (1588) Royal Ordnance Factories Armaments manufacturers Armed services Arms of service Defence medical services Health care (armed forces) Joint Services (defence) Joint Services (initiatives) Medical services (armed forces) Military Military forces Personnel security (Armed Forces) Service resettlement (Armed Forces) Armed forces Armed forces civilian workers Armed forces legislation Armenian Armor Arms and armour Armour Armoured cars Armoured fighting vehicles Armoured forces Armoured warfare Armouries Arms proliferation Cluster bombs (clearance and control) Gradual disarmament Land mines (clearance and control) Nuclear arms control Proliferation (arms) Weapons control (military) Weapons of mass destruction (control) Arms control Defence industries Firearms industry Weapons industry Weapons manufacture Arms industry Arms race Arms sales Armies Army (UK) British Army Indian Army Army Army discharge certificate Army personnel Army ranges Army ranks Army service certificate Army service records Army transfer certificate Aromatherapy Arranged marriages Arrhythmia Arrows Arsenic Incendiarism Arson Arsonists Anglo-Saxon art Art and industry Art and religion Art and sculpture Art and war Art in universities and colleges Christian art and symbolism Christianity and art Classical art Community art projects English art Geometry in art Petroleum industry and trade in art Potters in art Victorian art Writing in art Art Art books Art centres Art collections Art schools Art colleges Art criticism Art critics Art dealers Use for drawing, graphics, painting, and sculpture. Art education Arteriosclerosis Art festivals Galleries Museums and galleries Art galleries Art glass Art historians Art history Arthritis Arthropods Articles Articles of association Articles of partnership Articulated lorries Artificial flies Artificial implants Capability of a device to perform functions normally associated with human intelligence. Artificial intelligence Artificial kidney Artificial limbs Artificial organs Artificial pacemaker Artificial insemination Artificial procreation Artificial products Russian artificial satellites Artificial satellites Artificial stone Artillery Art imitations Artisan missionaries Artistic creation Artistic interest Artistic movements Art photography Artistic photography Artistic property British artists European artists Irish artists Women artists Artists Artists' preparatory studies Artists preparatory studies Museum libraries Art libraries Art metalwork Art metal-workers Art museums Art organizations Art patronage Arts, recreation and travel Arts A microthesaurus within the UK Archival Thesaurus. Arts Arts administration Arts associations Arts policy Use for individual art styles, such as Renaissance, Gothic, Baroque, Impressionism, etc. Art styles Use more specific descriptor where appropriate. Art theory Asbestos Asbestosis Ascorbic acid Ashanti War (1900) Ashanti uprising (1900) Ashanti Wars Oriental art Asian art Asian communities Oriental cultures Asian cultures Asian history Oriental languages Asian languages Asian literature Used to refer to people with recent or direct links with Asian countries. Within the context of the United Kingdom its usage particularly relates to those with recent or direct origins in Bangladesh, India, Kashmir, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, and Japan. This definition includes people of dual or multiple heritage or mixed 'race'. Asians Asian peoples AS-levels AS level examinations Asphyxia Asphyxiating and poisonous gases Aspiration Aspirin Assart (land) Assart (law) Assault Assembly rooms Assessed taxes Act 1819 c51 Assessment of needs Assistant missionaries Assisted suicide Assize of Bread and Ale Assize rolls Assizes Relates to the UNESCO Associated Schools Project. Associated schools Football Soccer Association football Associations Assurance companies Assurance Companies Act 1909 c49 Assurance trade associations Assyrians Assyriology Asthma Astronauts Observatories Astronomical observatories Astronomical phenomena Celestial bodies Astronomical systems Large astronomical telescopes Astronomical telescopes Astronomy and space Astronomy Astrophysicists Astrophysics Immigration and asylum Asylum Asylums Asylum seekers Atheism Athletes Athletic fields Athletics Atlantic Ocean Atlases Air Terrestrial atmosphere Atmosphere Atmospheric circulation Atmospheric pressure Atomic bomb victims Atomic Energy Act 1954 c32 Atomic Energy Authority (Weapons Group) Act 1973 c4 Atomic Energy Authority Act 1971 c11 Atomic structure Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941) Attainder AA (attendance allowance) Attendance allowance Class registers Attendance records Attendant care Attention Attention deficit disorder An area partly or fully within the roof space of a building. (Source: EH Components Thesaurus) Attics Attitude change Attitudes Attitudes towards crime Attorney-generals Attornies Attorneys Attorneys and Solicitors Act 1728 c23 Attorneys bill books Auction catalogues Auctioneers Auction notices Auctioneers sales particulars Auction particulars Auctions Audience participation Audience rating Audience reaction Audience research Audio equipment Audio equipment manufacture Audiology Audiometry Audio recording equipment Audiotapes Audio tapes Nonprint teaching materials and the equipment required for their display. Audio-visual aids Audiovisual aids Audiovisual archives Audiovisual instruction Audiovisual materials Audit committees Auditing of Public Accounts Act 1805 c91 Audit of accounts Audit of Public Accounts Act 1785 c68 Auditors of parish accounts Auditors Auditors of the Land Revenue Act 1799 c83 Auditory perception Auditory perceptual disorders Audit rolls Audits Auroras Austrian authors Austrian drama Austrian fiction Austrian newspapers Austrian short stories Austrian (cultural identity) Austronesian and Oceanic languages Authority lists American authors Austrian authors Authors and publishers Authors and the theatre Authors, Welsh Classical authors English authors European authors Irish authors Irish women authors Jewish authors Russian authors Scottish authors Scottish women authors Welsh authors Women authors Authors Authorship Autism Autobiography Autobiographies Autograph albums Autograph signatures Autographs Autoimmune diseases ATM Automatic teller machines Cashpoints Automated teller machines Production in which all controls are automatically carried out by machinery. Automatic control Computer assisted indexing Machine indexing Automatic indexing Automatic abstracting Automatic classification Automatic text analysis Machine translation Automatic translation The act or practice of using machines that need little or no human control, especially to replace workers. Automation Automobile engineering Autonomic agents That part of the nervous system which controls or influences involuntary functions such as the heartbeat or digestive processes. Autonomic nervous system Autonomous communities Autonomy at work Autopsies Autopsy Autumn Avalanches Avant-garde art Aviation research centres Avoidance of Secret Outlawries Act 1588 c3 Awards and honours Prizes Awards Awareness-raising activities Awareness-raising campaigns Sheets of canvas or other material attached to a framework and fixed to the exterior of a building and used to provide shelter from the elements Awnings Aymara Azerbaijani An antiviral drug used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS. AZT Aztecs Children and babies portraits Babies Babington Plot (1586) Baboons as laboratory animals Baboons Nappy-changing facilities (public) Baby-changing facilities Infant foods Baby foods First university degree. BA degrees BEd degrees BSc degrees Bachelors degrees Bacillus Back Backache Bacon Bacteria Bacterial and fungal diseases Bacterial infections Bacterial meningitis Bacterial toxins Bacterial vaccines Bacteriology Bacteriophages Badgers (mammal) Badgers (people) Badging of poor Badminton (Game) Badminton Bagpipe music Bagpipes Bags Bahai faith Bail certificates Bailiffs Bailiffs accounts Bays (cloth) Baize Bakers and bakeries Bakeries Bakers and bakeries Bakery employees Bakers Baking Balance of payments International equilibrium Balance of power Balance of trade Balibo massacre (1975) Ballad operas Ballad opera English ballads Scots ballads Welsh ballads Ballads Ballets Classical ballet Ballet Ball games Balliage Balloons Ballots Ballroom dance Balls (parties) Balls (dance) Ball sports Baltic cultures Baltic languages Baltic Sea Bambara Bandages and bandaging Bandages Band music Band musicians Bands (music) Bands Bandstands Bank Charter Act 1844 c32 Bank employees Bankers Banking industry Banks and banking Banking Bank notes Bank of England Act 1819 c76 Bank pass book Bankruptcy Bankruptcy Act 1842 c122 Bankruptcy Act 1861 c134 Bankruptcy Act 1883 c52 Bankruptcy appeals Bankruptcy Court (England) Act 1831 c56 Acts of parliament relating to bankruptcy and the administration of justice in regard to bankruptcy. Use more specific terms where known. Bankruptcy legislation Bankrupts Act 1571 c7 Bank Banks and banking Banks Bank statements Banners Banns Banns certificate Banns register Bantu languages Baptism Baptismal records Baptism registers Baptist missionary societies Baptist theological seminaries Baptist universities and colleges Scottish baptists Baptists Barbers Barbiturates Bargain and Sale (documents) Boats and Barges Barges Bari (African people) Bari Baritones (singers) Barium Barley Barns Barnsley Canal Act 1793 c110 Barometers Baronetage Baronets Baronies Barons Baroque Baroque music Barracks Barristers Barrowists Bars (drinking establishments) Bar services Barter Basalt A microthesaurus within the UK Archival Thesaurus. Basic and general study subjects A broader concept than primary schooling, comprising early child education, adult literacy programmes, and a range of nonformal activities for children, young people and adults. Fundamental education Basic education Basic English The minimum requirements for a decent standard of life: adequate food, shelter, clothing, community services. They also include needs relating to human rights, public participation in decision-making, productive employment. Human needs Basic needs