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This doesn't mean the same thing though. If they are working abroad with the intention of returning, then expatriate is the correct term.
by ramblerman 5y ago
This doesn't mean the same thing though.
If they are working abroad with the intention of returning, then expatriate is the correct term.
- DoingIsLearning 5y agoNo, in my understanding expatriated has two specific meanings: 1. Legally expatriated by a Nation/government. Removed from a nation's territory by decision of said nation. 2. Comission/Secondment abroad, where an employee of a government/company gets assigned to work abroad for a fixed period. From what I gather the term expat has been appropriated in British-American circles, to somehow detach higher income immigrants from the 'immigrant' stigma. I think this became a de facto convention when Investment Banking and Retail Banks (in non english-speaking countries) started adopting the term 'expat' in customer branding, to target higher income immigrants.
- varjag 5y agoWhen an English term sounds too shitty on them, the British reliably turn to Latin or French.
- varjag 5y agoWork migrant is even more correct.