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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The latter has sparked a recent uptick in new customer inquiries, particularly from buyers seeking supply chain stability and long-term domestic partners.
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Ethan Karp, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
To qualify, the distribution must be made within one year of the date on which the individual is a victim of domestic abuse by a spouse or domestic partner.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Frustrated homebuyers warned the city about ‘King of Coconut Grove’
Cox and his domestic partner Nicole Pearl, who was real estate agent and lawyer for Drive Development, were evicted from their $12,000-per-month Coconut Grove house for nonpayment of rent.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
The benefit would also become available to surviving domestic partners of these first responders.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025
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Ethan Karp, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
To qualify, the distribution must be made within one year of the date on which the individual is a victim of domestic abuse by a spouse or domestic partner.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Frustrated homebuyers warned the city about ‘King of Coconut Grove’
Cox and his domestic partner Nicole Pearl, who was real estate agent and lawyer for Drive Development, were evicted from their $12,000-per-month Coconut Grove house for nonpayment of rent.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
The benefit would also become available to surviving domestic partners of these first responders.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Domestic partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domestic%20partner. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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