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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Per the documents, the actor is also requesting spousal or domestic partner support payable to himself, and requesting the termination of the court's ability to award support to Apollinaare, who is a singer-songwriter.
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Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 24 June 2025
Currently paid family leave defines family as a child, spouse, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling or domestic partner.
—Natalia Gottschalk, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
Even the mighty Premier League has had to throw in more content, spread out over the weekend, to get the same amount of money from its domestic partners.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 22 June 2025
China’s government facilitated this rise by allowing foreign auto firms to enter the Chinese market only with a domestic partner, as well as what might be called resourceful harvesting of intellectual property.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
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Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 24 June 2025
Currently paid family leave defines family as a child, spouse, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling or domestic partner.
—Natalia Gottschalk, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
Even the mighty Premier League has had to throw in more content, spread out over the weekend, to get the same amount of money from its domestic partners.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 22 June 2025
China’s government facilitated this rise by allowing foreign auto firms to enter the Chinese market only with a domestic partner, as well as what might be called resourceful harvesting of intellectual property.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for domestic partner
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“Domestic partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domestic%20partner. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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