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dossier
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dos·si·er  (ds-, dôs-)
n.
A collection of papers giving detailed information about a particular person or subject.

[French, from Old French, bundle of papers labeled on the back, from dos, back, from Latin dorsum.]

dossier [doss-ee-ay]
Noun
a collection of papers about a subject or person [French]

Dossier a bundle of papers in reference to some matter or relating to a person, 1880.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dossierdossier - a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person's record)
written account, written record - a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events
Translations
dossier [ˈdɔsɪeɪ] n dossier (on) → expediente m (sobre)

dossier [ˈdɔsɪeɪ] nDossier nt

dossier [ˈdɔsɪeɪ] ndossier m inv

dossier
n dossier [ˈdosiei]
a set of papers containing information etc about a person or a particular matter. dossier مِلَف، إضْبارَه досие fascikl dossier; sagsakter Akten (pl.) φάκελος (με πληροφορίες) expediente, dossier toimik پرونده؛ دوسیه asiakirjat dossier תִּיק फाइल svežanj spisa, skup dokumenata aktacsomó arsip, dokumen (máls)skjöl dossier 一件書類 어떤 사람이나 사건에 관한 서류[] dosjė, byla dosjē set dokumen dossier saksdokumenter, dossier, rulleblad akta dossier dosar досье fascikel, zbierka dokumentov spisi dosije dossier เอกสารเรื่องราวเดียวกันที่เก็บรวมกัน dosya (法)檔案,材料 справа; досьє کسی شخص سے متعلق دستاویز کا پلندہ hồ sơ)档


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Rather than in some sterile boardroom, meetings were held in the innkeepers' dining room; dusty tomes from their own family library were removed from the antique china cabinet to leave space for the four hundred children's books and fifty-one candidate dossiers the jury would be discussing in two short days.
Up until the early 1980s, the LAPD used its spying powers to keep dossiers on prominent individuals and organizations, often for political blackmail purposes.
Review of completed dossiers will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled.
 
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