Brevet may refer to:
Military
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Brevet (military)
In many of the world's military establishments, a brevet ( or ) was a warrant giving a commissioned officer a higher rank title as a reward for gallantry or meritorious conduct but may not confer the authority, precedence, or pay of real rank ...
, higher rank that rewards merit or gallantry, but without higher pay
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Brevet d'état-major, a military distinction in France and Belgium awarded to officers passing military staff college
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Aircrew brevet
Aircrew, also called flight crew, are personnel who operate an aircraft while in flight. The composition of a flight's crew depends on the type of aircraft, plus the flight's duration and purpose.
Commercial aviation
Flight deck positions ...
, or aircrew flying badge
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Parachutist brevet, or parachutist badge
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Marine Corps Brevet Medal, a former military award in the U.S. Marines
Other uses
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Brevet (cycling), a long-distance cycling sport or a certificate awarded at such events
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Brevet college, a national diploma given to French pupils who pass the exam the end of 3e or year 10
* Brevet, a non-hereditary
form of French nobility
* , a French term for a kind of
patent
A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A p ...
* "En France c'est le Brevet" famous quote by
Adrian IV on absolutism in the French Catholic Church
See also
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Breve
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Brevity (disambiguation)
Brevity is concision or brevitas, the quality of being brief or concise.
It may also refer to:
* ''Brevity'' (comic strip), a comic strip created by Guy Endore-Kaiser and Rodd Perry
* brevity code
Brevity codes are used in amateur radio, mar ...
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