Commentary: EMPLOYMENT[+event] The quality of a person who has a job; the state of working. Often used in specific phrases such as "in the employment of". Something that can begin and end. Also refers to abstract concepts such as statistics.
Examples:
I'm currently in the employment of Mr. Smith.
A thousand people are currently out of employment.
The employment of unskilled workers is expected to decrease in the next ten years.
My employment as a tour guide ended last month.
They sent him a flyer advertising employment opportunities.
You were given employment in the government.
Mappings:
PropBank: employment.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: A specific occupational position. Refers only to the job itself; not something that can begin and end.
Examples:
What's your current employment?
Well, I have no employment right now.
He was having problems finding a satisfying employment.
He was given an employment within the government.
Mappings:
PropBank: employment.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: EMPLOYMENT[+event] The act of giving someone a job. A one-time event.
Examples:
His application for employment was rejected.
Intelli-Soft's employment of John was a decision they soon came to regret.
Mappings:
PropBank: employment.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: EMPLOYMENT[+event] The usage of something, not in an occupational sense; the deployment or the act of using.
Examples:
Cutting the paper was much easier after the employment of scissors.
He warned against the employment of narcotic drugs for recreation.
Mappings:
PropBank: employment.02
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 4