"captain's call" meaning in All languages combined

See captain's call on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: captain's calls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=captain's call}} captain's call (plural captain's calls)
  1. (Australia) A decision made by a political or business leader without consulting colleagues. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-captain's_call-en-noun-lsXDn-N2 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "A decision made by a political or business leader without consulting colleagues."
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        "(Australia) A decision made by a political or business leader without consulting colleagues."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "captain's call"
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