"general contractor" meaning in English

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        "A contractor hired to manage a project and to hire subcontractors. (If a customer serves as their own general contractor then this means they undertake the management tasks and the hiring of subcontractors.)"
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        "(construction, engineering) A contractor hired to manage a project and to hire subcontractors. (If a customer serves as their own general contractor then this means they undertake the management tasks and the hiring of subcontractors.)"
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          "word": "prime contractor"
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          "word": "main contractor"
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        "business",
        "construction",
        "engineering",
        "manufacturing",
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          "sense": "contractor hired to manage a project",
          "word": "pääurakoitsija"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "contractor hired to manage a project",
          "word": "generálkivitelező"
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        "A contractor hired to manage a project and to hire subcontractors. (If a customer serves as their own general contractor then this means they undertake the management tasks and the hiring of subcontractors.)"
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        "(construction, engineering) A contractor hired to manage a project and to hire subcontractors. (If a customer serves as their own general contractor then this means they undertake the management tasks and the hiring of subcontractors.)"
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