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(RQ:Tyndale NT)
1929, (w), "The English Way":
- Stand up-stand up, Northumberland! / I bid you answer true, / If England's King has under his hand / A Captain as good as you?
(ux)
An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
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A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
A commissioned officer in the States Navy, States Coast Guard|Coast Guard, Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps|NOAA Corps, or Health Service Commissioned Corps|PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to a States Army, Corps, or Force colonel.
(senseid)One of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.
2000, (w), ''(w)''
- Captain's supposed to be the leader, right?
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The leader of a group of workers.
(quote-book)
A maître d', a headwaiter.
1977, Don Felder, Don Henley{{, and Glenn Frey, lyricists, California (song)|"Hotel California",
- So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine." / He said: "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969."
(n-g)
To act as captain
To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.