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ADV P [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-12-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Military Strategy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- advance party
1, record 1, English, advance%20party
correct, NATO, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Adv P 2, record 1, English, Adv%20P
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An element that precedes the main body to facilitate its arrival. 3, record 1, English, - advance%20party
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
advance party: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 4, record 1, English, - advance%20party
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
advance party; Adv P: term and shortened form officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel; term, shortened form and definition officially approved by the Defence Terminology Standardization Board. 5, record 1, English, - advance%20party
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Stratégie militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- groupe précurseur
1, record 1, French, groupe%20pr%C3%A9curseur
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Gp P 1, record 1, French, Gp%20P
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- détachement précurseur 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9tachement%20pr%C3%A9curseur
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- élément précurseur 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20pr%C3%A9curseur
correct, masculine noun, NATO
- mission préparatoire 4, record 1, French, mission%20pr%C3%A9paratoire
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément qui précède le gros des troupes pour faciliter son arrivée. 5, record 1, French, - groupe%20pr%C3%A9curseur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
détachement précurseur; élément précurseur; mission préparatoire : termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 6, record 1, French, - groupe%20pr%C3%A9curseur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
groupe précurseur; Gp P : terme et forme abrégée uniformisés par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées; terme, forme abrégée et définition uniformisés par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense. 6, record 1, French, - groupe%20pr%C3%A9curseur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
détachement précurseur : terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre. 6, record 1, French, - groupe%20pr%C3%A9curseur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estrategia militar
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- destacamento avanzado
1, record 1, Spanish, destacamento%20avanzado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la misión [comenzó] con el desplazamiento a Bamako, capital de Mali, de un destacamento avanzado de reconocimiento [...] con la misión de realizar las actividades preparatorias para facilitar el despliegue del resto de unidades. 2, record 1, Spanish, - destacamento%20avanzado
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