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Oficial de Promotoria Chefe

21:43 Jan 26, 2012
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Portuguese term or phrase: Oficial de Promotoria Chefe
Under the Ministerio Publico, in Brazil, um Oficial de Promotoria Chefe do GAECO - eu sei o que e o GAECO, mas nao sei o equivalente ingles do cargo de Oficial de Promotoria Chefe.. ou mesmo o que sera a Prometoria Chefe do Gaeco. Would anyone know of a close equivalent in the US or Canada? Thank you!
isarcat
Local time: 05:01


Summary of answers provided
4 +4prosecutor in chief
Richard de Andrade (X)


Discussion entries: 2





  

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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
prosecutor in chief


Explanation:
o 'office' não precisa ser adicionado neste caso, já que um promotor-chefe é um oficial.

Richard de Andrade (X)
Local time: 06:01
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: But I would say "Chief Prosecutor" - 4.3 million hits, vs only 25,00 for "prosecutor in chief"
2 hrs
agree  sflor (X): I agree with Muriel.
13 hrs
agree  Lesley S, MA: I agree with Muriel also. "In-chief" sounds military to me.
17 hrs
agree  Sheryle Oliver: Chief Prosecutor it is.
20 hrs
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