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Alphabetical list of terms

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.

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 always takes an initial capital letter. Ranks used without a name should be written out in full.

OBS

lieutenant-commander; LCdr: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

lieutenant-commander; LCdr: 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.

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

capitaine de corvette; capc : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes et par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

OBS

capitaine de corvette; capc : désignations d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Materiel Management
  • Business and Administrative Documents

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du matériel militaire
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs

Spanish

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