be mentioned in dispatchesBritish EnglishBrEMENTION to have your name on an official list of people who have been brave in battle, as an honour 〔因作战勇敢而〕受到提名表扬be mentioned in dispatches• When the corps was disbanded it was mentioned in dispatches and Gandhi and several comrades were awarded the War Medal.
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