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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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captain

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verb

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Noun
But the Demons came out with a different edge to open the second and evened the game two and a half minutes into the frame via captain Jacob Roggie’s goal. Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025 Before the divers rolled in, captain Joey Broyles let down a waterproof camera to assess conditions below. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
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Basketball icons Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith will each captain their own squad, while the fourth team will be made up of the Rising Stars champions competing as Team Candace, named in tribute to the late WNBA star Candace Parker. Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 16 Feb. 2025 Born in New Delhi, Saif Ali Khan is the son of actress Sharmila Tagore and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, who captained the Indian cricket team in the 1960s. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for captain
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Noun
  • Smith said he was made aware of the plan during a meeting with the commander of U.S. Northern Command, Gen. Gregory M. Guillot.
    David Catanese, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Special ops commanders say America is struggling to keep up with adversaries in the technological field Rear Adm. Milton Sands III, Maj. Gen. Peter Huntley, Lt. Gen. Jonathan Braga and Lt. Gen. Michael Conley urged Congress to take action to help U.S. troops advance.
    Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
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  • The shakeup comes in the wake of the abrupt firing of Admiral Linda Fagan, who served as the first female commandant.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Years later, General Michael Hagee, who was the commandant of the Marine Corps at the time of the shootings, bragged to an oral historian that the press still hadn’t got hold of graphic photos of the killings’ aftermath.
    Parker Yesko, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
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  • In a mid-January poll by Nanos, the Liberals trailed the opposition Conservatives and their leader Pierre Poilievre 47% to 20%.
    Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
  • But Republican leaders have not yet secured enough votes to ensure its passage.
    Ben Adler, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Elliot has conscripted Ridley to join him for a weekend with Odell, a dying tycoon (played by Richard E. Grant in a Saltburn–esque role) who is preparing to name a proxy for his company’s board.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
  • In the twilight of the gilded age, the show starts with a murder that strikes the estate of an eccentric and failing tycoon.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The Trump administration has denied in court papers that intends to abolish the agency completely, arguing that some of its functions are continuing, but Reuters on Monday reported top officials at the consumer agency have not allowed staff to resume supervising financial companies.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
  • General billed Medicare and other government insurers for surgeries performed by Harvard medical trainees without proper oversight because supervising surgeons were working in another operating room.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
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  • In 2022, researchers from Troy University and South Carolina’s College Sports Research Institute analyzed 174 judges who ruled in cases involving the NCAA between 1973 and 2020.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The courts ultimately ruled in the rapper’s favor in 2010, citing artistic expression as a protected right.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Edwards signed a two-year deal with the Chargers last offseason and was due to command $4.25 million of the salary cap.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The way their needs stack up, they may be tempted to spend free-agency dollars, premium draft capital or both on positions that typically do not command such resources.
    Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Indian skipper eventually succumbed to Connolly who showed great character after his difficult batting effort.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The skipper isn’t necessarily planning to flip-flop the two outfielders’ positions during games this spring.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025

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“Captain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captain. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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