dossier

/'dɔsiei/

Thân thiện

The lawyer reviews the client's dossier before the meeting.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person's record)