dossier
/'dɔsiei/
Definition
- Noun:
- A dossier is a file or collection of documents containing detailed, often confidential, information about a particular person, subject, or case. It is a structured record compiled for reference or investigation.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The journalist compiled a comprehensive dossier on the company's environmental record.
- Before the meeting, the security team reviewed the dossier on the visiting diplomat.
- Her medical dossier was transferred to the new clinic.
Advanced Usage
- "to assemble/compile a dossier": To gather and organize information into a formal file.
- The detective spent months compiling a dossier on the suspect's activities.
- "a thick dossier": Implies a very extensive and detailed collection of documents.
- The committee was presented with a thick dossier of evidence.
Variants and Related Words
- File (n): A folder or collection of documents on a subject. (A is often a specific type of detailed file.)
- Record (n): An account of facts or events preserved in writing. (A is a form of a detailed record.)
- Portfolio (n): A case for carrying papers; a set of pieces of creative work. (While similar as a collection, a is typically for artistic or professional work samples, not confidential reports.)
Synonyms
- File: A collection of papers or information on a subject.
- Case history: A record of an individual's background, used especially in medicine or social work.
- Report: A detailed account or statement.
Related Phrases
- Dossier of evidence: A specific collection of documents compiled to support a legal or investigative case.
- The prosecutor submitted a dossier of evidence to the court.
Related Idioms
- To have a dossier on someone: To possess a compiled file of information about a person, often implying surveillance or detailed research.
- It was rumored that the agency had a dossier on every major political figure.
Noun
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a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person's record)
