attestation vs brevet

attestation

noun
  • A confirmation or authentication. 

  • The process, performed by accountants or auditors, of providing independent opinion on published financial and other business information of a business, public agency, or other organization. 

  • A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation. 

  • An appearance in print or otherwise recorded on a permanent medium. 

brevet

noun
  • An authoritative grant or mark of recognition; a seal of approval. 

  • An organized, long-distance bicycle ride — not a race, but a test of endurance — which follows a designated but unmarked route passing through check points. 

  • A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity, as in France. 

  • A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay. 

verb
  • To promote by brevet. 

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