Look up: brevet

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   brevet
   [n] - a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay) 2. [v] - promote somebody by brevet, in the military
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   Brevet
   (French) Patent.   Stamped on the cuvette, the word is sometimes mistaken for a maker's name (ancre and remontoir also lend themselves to this misconception);  as it happens there really was a Paris watchmaker named Brevet, although as he lived in the seventeenth century he is unlikely to cross the
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   brevet
   a flying badge worn on a uniform denoting qualification as a flight-crew member Category: Transport
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   Brevet
   Bre·vet' (bre*vĕt'; 277) noun [ French brevet , Late Latin brevetum , from Latin brevis short. See Brief .] 1. A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity. [ French usage]. 2. (Mil.) A commission giving an officer higher rank than that for which he receives pay; an honorary promotion of an officer. » In the ...
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   Brevet
   Bre·vet' (bre*vĕt') transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Brevetted ; present participle & verbal noun Brevetting .] (Mil.) To confer rank upon by brevet.
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   Brevet
   Bre·vet' adjective (Mil.) Taking or conferring rank by brevet; as, a brevet colonel; a brevet commission.
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   brevet
   noun a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
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   brevet
   verb promote somebody by brevet, in the military
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   Brevet
   `Brevet` may mean: * Brevet (military), a temporary authorization for a person to hold a higher rank * Aircrew brevet, a badge worn by qualified aircrew in the Royal Air Force and British Army * Brevet (cycling), a long-distance, comfortably paced, bicycle ride with check-point controls and a time limit * Brevet des collèges, an exam taken by students in France
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    Brevet
    • (n.) A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity. [French usage]. • (v. t.) To confer rank upon by brevet. • (n.) A commission giving an officer higher rank than that for which he receives pay; an honorary promotion of an officer. • (a.) Taking or conferring rank by brevet; as, a brevet colonel; a br...
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    brevet
    form of military commission formerly used in the U.S. and British armies. Under the system in which an officer was customarily promoted within his ...
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    brevet
    brevet An official document granting certain privileges from a sovereign or government; specifically, in the army, a document conferring nominal rank on an officer, but giving no right to extra pay.
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