dossier
noun
dos·sier
| \ ˈdȯs-ˌyā
, ˈdäs-; ˈdȯ-sē-ˌā, ˈdä-\
, ˈdäs-; ˈdȯ-sē-ˌā, ˈdä-\
Definition of dossier
: a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject
the patient's medical dossier Police began compiling a dossier on him.
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There are questions worth exploring about the Steele dossier, having to do with, say, the transparency of campaign spending. — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, "Robert Mueller’s Testimony and the Garbled Language of Politics," 28 July 2019 Unable to discredit the president’s obstructive acts or the Russia attack, GOP members instead focused on muddying Mueller’s team and vague hand-waving outrage about the Steele dossier. — Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, "Robert Mueller's Work Is Done. Now It's Congress's Turn," 24 July 2019 McCain, Castro said, properly handed the dossier — which contained unverified information about Trump — over to the FBI, which was already aware of the report. — Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, azcentral, "Julian Castro challenges Donald Trump, Fox News in Tempe town hall," 12 June 2019 What is the Steele dossier and why do Republicans keep bringing it up? — Los Angeles Times, "A quick guide to GOP attacks against the credibility of Mueller’s inquiry," 24 July 2019 The Mueller report dismissed several key claims in the dossier. — Rebecca Ballhaus, WSJ, "House Panel Questioned Georgian-American Businessman on Trump’s Real-Estate Dealings in Moscow," 26 June 2019 Steele said the information in the dossier... came from Russia. — Fox News, "NY State Dem Chair: Trump 'dirt' comments 'whole different scenario' than Clinton campaign using Steele dossier," 14 June 2019 As Americans today skim through the 448-page Mueller report, much of which was redacted, the fashion community will be buzzing about the inclusion of a former one of its own in the dossier. — Vogue, "Onetime Street Style Star Mentioned in the Mueller Report," 18 Apr. 2019 Steele’s claims that Trump or his team provided information to the Kremlin has not been proven, along with several additional claims in the dossier. — Alex Finley - Center For Public Integrity, Vox, "Trump got the National Enquirer to bury his secrets. Did he do the same with Putin?," 21 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dossier.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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dossier
noun
English Language Learners Definition of dossier
: a group of papers that contain detailed information about someone or something
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