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RADM [3 records]

Record 1 2022-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Naval Forces
DEF

The designation of rank used by an officer who wears a naval uniform and holds the rank of major-general.

OBS

Each element of a military rank is capitalized when used to address a person directly or to refer to a particular person. Each element of a rank abbreviation takes an initial capital letter. Ranks used without a name should be written out in full.

OBS

rear-admiral; Radm: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

rear-admiral; Radm: designations to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Forces navales
DEF

Désignation de grade d'un officier qui porte l'uniforme de la marine et détient le grade de major-général.

OBS

Les grades militaires s'écrivent avec la majuscule initiale lorsqu'ils sont employés pour s'adresser directement à une personne, qu'ils soient ou non accompagnés du nom de la personne. Les abréviations des grades s'écrivent avec la majuscule initiale lorsqu'elles accompagnent le nom d'une personne. Les grades non accompagnés d'un nom devraient s'écrire au long.

OBS

contre-amiral; cam : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

contre-amiral; contre-amirale; cam : désignations d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Pollution (General)
OBS

Source(s): Scientific Service Division, AEB, Quebec.

OBS

Regional Acid Deposition Model; the US predecessor of EURAD and EURODAM developed at NCAR.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Pollution (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 3 1997-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Positions
  • Federal Administration

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes gouvernementaux
  • Administration fédérale
OBS

Source(s) : Service de traduction Revenu Canada.

Spanish

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