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noun
A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity, as in France.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity, as in France.
An authoritative grant or mark of recognition; a seal of approval.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
An organized, long-distance bicycle ride — not a race, but a test of endurance — which follows a designated but unmarked route passing through check points.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To promote by brevet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: document, written document, papers
verb
promote somebody by brevet, in the military
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
History
Inherited from the Middle English brevet (“official letter”), from the Anglo-Norman diminutive of bref (“letter”), from the Latin brevis (“short”), whence brief.
