Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The rank, post, or commission of a captain.
- noun In archery, a rank or prize usually awarded to the archer who makes the most hits in a shooting-match, without regard to his score, or who first hits the innermost circle or the gold.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The rank, post, or commission of a captain.
- noun the office, power, territory, or jurisdiction of a captain general.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
rank orstatus of acaptain . - noun The
jurisdiction of a captain.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the post of captain
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Examples
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The subsequent demotion of Terry, following reports about his private life, emphasised that the captaincy is a high office to be treated seriously.
Returning Rio Ferdinand ready to answer England captaincy question Kevin McCarra 2010
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The commercial value of the captaincy is a delicate issue for the Ryder Cup since the European Tour sells its own sponsorships around the event to companies that pay substantial sums for category exclusivity, and these rights are strictly policed.
The Rich Life of a Ryder Cup Captain Richard Gillis 2010
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The question of the captaincy is engraved on English brains.
Returning Rio Ferdinand ready to answer England captaincy question Kevin McCarra 2010
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However, the growth of the competition and the raised profile that accompanies the role means the captaincy is now thought to be worth at least £ 1 million in commercial spin-offs.
The Rich Life of a Ryder Cup Captain Richard Gillis 2010
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JETER'S IN A CATEGORY WITH Mattingly, the captain who preceded him, though with a nearly eight-year gap because the captaincy is earned rather than handed down.
Yogi, Whitey, Reggie ... Who's the 'greatest living Yankee'? 2008
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Clarke's back trouble questions whether Cricket Australia really can regard him as a long-term captaincy replacement to Ricky Ponting.
The Ashes 2010: Usman Khawaja called up as cover for Michael Clarke David Hopps in Brisbane 2010
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In his first game since inheriting the captaincy from the injured Hatcher, Modano responded with two goals, two assists, five shots, two blocked shots and a plus-1.
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For the record, they mustered 252 all out in pursuit of 324 as Saeed Ajmal (four for 67) and Umar Gul (four for 61) sentenced them to their first series whitewash since the Ashes of 2006/07 which curtailed Andrew Flintoff's long-term captaincy ambitions and hastened the end of Duncan Fletcher's coaching tenure.
WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2012
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For the record, they mustered 252 all out in pursuit of 324 as Saeed Ajmal (four for 67) and Umar Gul (four for 61) sentenced them to their first series whitewash since the Ashes of 2006/07 which curtailed Andrew Flintoff's long-term captaincy ambitions and hastened the end of Duncan Fletcher's coaching tenure.
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Arsene Wenger today refused to countenance a longer-term captaincy appointment with Fabregas still on the books, Van Persie seems the most likely suitor.
Evening Standard - Home James Olley 2011
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