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PATROL LEADER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1988-11-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Organized Recreation (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- patrol leader
1, record 1, English, patrol%20leader
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The person in charge of a patrol of Boy Scouts or Girl Guides. 1, record 1, English, - patrol%20leader
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
patrol: One of the subdivisions of a troop of Boy Scouts or a company of Girl Guides. There are eight people in a patrol, including a patrol leader and a second. 1, record 1, English, - patrol%20leader
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Loisirs organisés (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chef de patrouille
1, record 1, French, chef%20de%20patrouille
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chef d'équipe 1, record 1, French, chef%20d%27%C3%A9quipe
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chez les Scouts (chef de patrouille) ou chez les Guides (chef d'équipe), personne à la tête d'une patrouille ou d'une équipe d'habituellement 8 membres. 1, record 1, French, - chef%20de%20patrouille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une troupe scoute compte habituellement 32 membres, soit 4 patrouilles de 8 patrouilleurs ou Scouts chacune, y compris le chef et le second de patrouille. Une compagnie guide compte habituellement 32 membres, soit 4 équipes de 8 équipières ou Guides chacune, y compris le chef et la seconde d'équipe. 1, record 1, French, - chef%20de%20patrouille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chez les Guides, on utilise couramment «chef d'équipe» au masculin et «seconde d'équipe» au féminin, bien que la tendance actuelle à la féminisation fasse dire «une chef d'équipe» mais sans qu'on change, dans l'usage, la graphie du mot «chef». 1, record 1, French, - chef%20de%20patrouille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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