🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Pessoal autorizado

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pe.soˈaw au.to.ɾiˈza.du

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Authorized Personnel/ˈɔː.θə.raɪzd ˈpɜː.sən.əl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Apenas o pessoal autorizado pode entrar."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Individuals who have been granted official permission to access restricted areas or information.

    "Only authorized personnel are allowed to enter the secure facility."
  2. 2

    A term used in various contexts to denote individuals with specific rights or privileges.

    "The document must be signed by authorized personnel to be valid."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'authorized' derives from the Middle English word 'authorisen', which comes from the Latin 'auctorizare', meaning to give authority. 'Personnel' originates from the French word 'personnel', meaning 'staff' or 'employees', which itself comes from 'personne', meaning 'person'. Over time, the combination has evolved to refer specifically to individuals granted permission to access certain areas or information.

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