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                    as in commanders
                                                
              
          
                                                      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 commandants
                                                
              
          
                                                      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 leaders
                                                
              
          
                                                      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 tycoons
                                                
              
          
                                                      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 supervises
                                                
              
          
                                                      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 rules
                                                
              
          
                                                      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 commands
                                                
              
          
                                                      to serve as leader of                                       
              
                             you did a good job of captaining the team                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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