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POLICE LIEUTENANT [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2022-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police
OBS

A police department officer ranking below a captain. Police departments vary so widely in their structural organization that it is virtually impossible to standardize the terminology of titles and ranks. The above is a military term which has ben adopted by many Canadian cities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police
OBS

Officier dont le grade est immédiatement au-dessous de celui du capitaine. Bien qu'il appartienne au vocabulaire militaire, le terme lieutenant est couramment utilisé dans le domaine policier pour traduire le terme anglais lieutenant. Étant donné les différences d'organisation au sein des services de police, les équivalences de grade ne peuvent être qu'approximatives (surtout dans les polices étrangères). En outre, un même grade peut traduire des attributions différentes selon le service.

Spanish

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