Brevet Brevet

Brevet - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Assignment, Authority, Authorization, Bull, Charge, Charter, Commission, Commitment, Cure, Declaration, Decree, Decretal, Delegation, Devolution, Dictum

In the military, brevet refers to a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (usually without receiving the pay of the higher rank). An officer so promoted may be referred to as being brevetted. For example, "he was brevetted Major General."


A brevet is a long-distance, comfortably paced, bicycle ride with check-point controls and a time limit. To qualify for PBP, or Paris-Brest-Paris, a cyclist must complete a series of sanctioned brevets within the same year and in the specified order.

External links

  • RUSA (http://www.rusa.org) - The ACP sanctioned brevet coordinating organization for the United States of America.

Example Usage of Brevet

Cathou30: RT @JFlarouche: Un Brevet sur la synchronisation http://tinyurl.com/ykqnkfb
JFlarouche: Un Brevet sur la synchronisation http://tinyurl.com/ykqnkfb
orakad: @EnligtEster näe, det är sant. När Brevet kommer fram kommer det nog klarna.
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