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brevet
[ bruh-vet, brev-it ]
noun
- a commission promoting a military officer to a higher rank without increase of pay and with limited exercise of the higher rank, often granted as an honor immediately before retirement.
verb (used with object)
- to appoint, promote, or honor by brevet.
brevet
/ ˈ²ú°ùÉ›±¹Éª³Ù /
noun
- a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold temporarily a higher military rank without the appropriate pay and allowances
verb
- tr to promote by brevet
Derived Forms
- ˈ²ú°ù±ð±¹±ð³Ù³¦²â, noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of brevet1
Example Sentences
I hereby grant you the rank of brevet colonel in the army of the level-headed, Pacific Command.
The party made camp the first night in Frederick, Md., where a brevet lieutenant colonel joined the group as a last-minute observer for the Tank Corps.
Existing rules require hairdressers to hold a brevet professionnel, or professional qualification, before opening a salon.
After the war’s end, Otis was brevetted with the rank of lieutenant colonel by his commander Rutherford B. Hayes, who commended Otis for his “gallantry and meritorious services.â€
He was breveted Major by President Polk “for gallant and meritorious conduct at Chereubusco†and a little later was made Lieutenant Colonel “for gallant and conspicuous bravery at Chapaultepec.â€
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