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POLICE LIEUTENANT [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2022-08-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- police lieutenant
1, record 1, English, police%20lieutenant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lieutenant de police
1, record 1, French, lieutenant%20de%20police
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lieutenante de police 1, record 1, French, lieutenante%20de%20police
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-01-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Police
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lieutenant 1, record 2, English, lieutenant
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- police lieutenant 2, record 2, English, police%20lieutenant
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 2, English, - lieutenant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Police
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lieutenant
1, record 2, French, lieutenant
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- lieutenante 1, record 2, French, lieutenante
feminine noun
- lieutenant de police 2, record 2, French, lieutenant%20de%20police
correct, masculine noun
- lieutenante de police 2, record 2, French, lieutenante%20de%20police
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 2, French, - lieutenant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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