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as in commander
a person in overall command of a ship
the captain is responsible for everything that happens to his ship in the course of a voyage
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as in commandant
one in official command especially of a military force or base
the captain of the largest army ever marshaled for battle in this country
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as in leader
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
we only do what the captain tells us to, so it's not our fault when things don't work out
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as in tycoon
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a fascinating magazine article profiling the captains of the American auto industry
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as in to supervise
to be in charge of
if you do well on this, you'll be asked to captain the next mission
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as in to rule
to exercise authority or power over
captained the project for a few days while the boss was out of town
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as in to command
to serve as leader of
you did a good job of captaining the team
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Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
Voice steady and completely calm, our captain James May, another Kuujjuaq local whose family has long camped on the bay’s islands, pointed out something moving in the water.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2024
Aaron Credeur, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Miyata, who won bronze on the balance beam at the 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, was due to captain Japan’s women’s team of debut Olympians.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 22 July 2024
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The promotions continued: Bettison eventually rose to inspector, captain, commander, deputy chief and, eventually, first assistant chief in 2021, the city said.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
Voice steady and completely calm, our captain James May, another Kuujjuaq local whose family has long camped on the bay’s islands, pointed out something moving in the water.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2024
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The University of Chicago commit did it all while captaining a perennial powerhouse that continued its run as one of the nation’s top programs.
—Aaron Credeur, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Miyata, who won bronze on the balance beam at the 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, was due to captain Japan’s women’s team of debut Olympians.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 22 July 2024
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The promotions continued: Bettison eventually rose to inspector, captain, commander, deputy chief and, eventually, first assistant chief in 2021, the city said.Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
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All of which means that, as one former submarine commander explained in a recent conversation, over days, weeks and months under the oceans, keeping a rational sense of perspective on ordinary and decent human interactions can become difficult.Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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When the hearing concludes, recommendations will be submitted to the Coast Guard’s commandant.Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2024
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Coast Guard officials said the agency’s commandant would make a final decision on a referral of criminal charges to the Justice Department.Ray Sanchez, Graham Hurley and Caroline Jaime, CNN, 29 Sep. 2024
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The German side’s 1-0 UEFA Champions League victory – analysed in detail here – was followed by two draws that saw Juve lose ground on league leaders Napoli.Adam Digby, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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But its leaders could really be backed into a corner by an emboldened Trump.New York Times, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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The very real-life British tycoon Robert Maxwell as Rogers’ main competitor also features along with Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev, as the licensing battles took place against the backdrop of the changing situation in the USSR.John Bleasdale, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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Kyocera was founded in 1959 by the late Japanese tycoon Kazuo Inamori, who also established the predecessor of the country’s telecoms giant KDDI.Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The Hungarian leader's remarks came while protests erupted outside Georgia's Parliament on Monday night, with demonstrators demanding a new vote supervised by international observers.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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The workers have now filed for an official election supervised by the federal government.Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement The testing over the weekend by the Colorado Department of Agriculture found no traces of E. coli in McDonald’s burger patties, ruling them out as a potential source.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Reuters Japan’s longtime ruling Liberal Democratic Party may have suffered an election shock, but analysts said that’s unlikely to deter the Bank of Japan from its interest rate hike cycle.Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
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The Endurance, commanded by explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton on an expedition to traverse Antarctica from one coast to another, sank in the Weddell Sea in November 1915 as its 27-member crew looked on.Ellise Shafer, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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And then to see somebody who not only looks normal but can command a group in 10 minutes, who can befriend somebody in 30 seconds, get people to fall in love with him, to not care if somebody hates him.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
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And learning under Bochy isn’t so bad either; the Rangers skipper has four World Series rings — three with the Giants in the 2010s and the fourth with the Rangers in 2023.Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Along the way, the 52-year-old skipper served as a source of optimism in the clubhouse, buttressing belief for a team trying to overcome a rash of starting pitching injuries.Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Captain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captain. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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