electrical contractor

collocation in English

meaningsofelectricalandcontractor

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electrical
adjective
uk
/iˈlek.trɪ.kəl/us
/iˈlek.trɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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contractor
noun[C]
uk
/kənˈtræk.tər/us
/ˈkɑːn.træk.tɚ/
a person or company that arranges to supply materials or workers for building or for ...
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(Definition ofelectricalandcontractorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofelectrical contractor

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An example might be specialist design work carried out by, say, anelectricalcontractorprior to wiring a building.
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I declare an interest as anelectricalcontractorassociated with the subject matter of clause 104.
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This, too, can best be achieved by installation and regular inspection by a reputableelectricalcontractor.
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That ratio would be out of proportion for anyelectricalcontractorin this country.
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A privateelectricalcontractorsends along a team to wire up a house.
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This credential gives the ability to become a licensedelectricalcontractorand to pull permits.
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The original station building at the time served as premises for anelectricalcontractor, and later a salon.
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Today it is the offices of anelectricalcontractorand architect.
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However, to contract, or offer to contract, to carry out electrical installation work, a licensed electrician must also be registered as anelectricalcontractor.
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His father, anelectricalcontractor, had been a seaman.
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Following his baseball retirement, he worked as anelectricalcontractor.
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Rowe is anelectricalcontractorby trade, and operated his own small business for 35 years.
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He is anelectricalcontractorby trade.
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He works as anelectricalcontractor.
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Anelectricalcontractoris different from an electrician; an electrician is an individual tradesman and an electrical contractor is a business person or company that employs electricians.
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Kane's father was anelectricalcontractor.
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That has been the basis of the competition in those years between the electricity boards and the private electrical contractors.
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It is from a firm of electrical contractors.
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I expect that the boards will develop schemes of assisted wiring which are usually outside the range of the electrical contractors' functions.
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They are not a manufacturing concern but a firm of electrical contractors, one of the most efficient in the whole country.
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