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captain's call

captain's call noun: a decision made by a political or business leader without consulting colleagues.

Noun

captain's call (plural captain's calls)

  1. (Australia) A decision made by a political or business leader without consulting colleagues.

Forms of captain's call

pluralcaptain's calls

Questions about captain's call

What does captain's call mean?
Captain's call means a decision made by a political or business leader without consulting colleagues.
What part of speech is captain's call?
Captain's call is a noun.
What is the plural of captain's call?
The plural of captain's call is captain's calls.

Words near captain's call in the dictionary

  1. captain regent
  2. captain save a hoe
  3. Captain Save-A-Hoe
  4. Captain Swan
  5. Captain Swing
  6. captain's call
  7. captain's calls
  8. Captain's Cloak
  9. captain's daughter
  10. captain's goal
  11. captain's goals

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