From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Officialsdossierdos‧si‧er /ˈdɒsieɪ $ ˈdɒːsjeɪ, ˈdɑː-/ noun [countable]PGORECORDa set of papers containing detailed, usually secret information about a person or subjectSYN filedossier on
A firm of detectives produced a dossier on his activities.Examples from the Corpusdossier• Oh, yes, a wonderfulpainting, but would you by any chance have a dossier on Meurent, the model?• Recite my entirecareerhistorycomplete with qualifications, pay scale, dates of promotions and dossier of official merit-ratings and reprimands?• The process passes into its second stage when the prosecutorsubmits his dossier to an examiningmagistrate.• Manufacturers would be required to maintaindossiers in a standardformat on each product, a measure designed to facilitatesafetychecks.• I would be very pleased to show anyone my dossier of material on the Raven.• It lists four cartons with specificheadings and particular dossiersnoted under each.• Sefton councillors this week stripped the club of its entertainmentslicence after being handed a police dossier detailing violent and rowdyincidents.• Assuming the dossier is genuine, is he a lonewhistle-blower or is he a messenger?From Longman Business Dictionarydossierdos‧si‧er /ˈdɒsieɪˈdɒːsjeɪ, ˈdɑː-/ noun [countable]a collection of written papers which contain detailed information about a particular subject or personShe had a dossier of complaints about her neighbours.They prepared a 20-page dossier detailing reasons why the new road was needed.The FBI have kept a dossier on him since his radical student days.Origindossier(1800-1900)French“set of documents with a label on the back”, from dos“back”
