captain
Noun
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referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nationis a type of: commissioned military officer - a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps
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referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nationis a type of: commissioned naval officer - a commissioned officer in the navysubtypes: flag captain - the captain of a flagshipsame as: skipper
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subtypes: chief constable - the head of the police force in a county (or similar area)specific instances: beria, lavrenti pavlovich beria - Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953)same as: police captain, police chief
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is a type of: officer, ship's officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vesselspecific instances: captain kidd, kidd, william kidd - Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)
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is a type of: leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires otherssame as: chieftain
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is a type of: airplane pilot, pilot - someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flightsubtypes: group captain - a commissioned officer (especially one in the Royal Air Force) equivalent in rank to a colonel in the armysame as: senior pilot
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is a type of: dining-room attendant, restaurant attendant - someone employed to provide service in a dining room
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