baton

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ba|ton /b'ætɒn, AM bət'ɑːn/ (batons)
1 [N-COUNT]
A baton is a short heavy stick which is sometimes used as a weapon by the police. (BRIT; in AM, use billy, billy club)
2 [N-COUNT]
A baton is a light, thin stick used by a conductor to conduct an orchestra or a choir.
3 [N-COUNT]
In athletics or track events, a baton is a short stick that is passed from one runner to another in a relay race.
4 [N-COUNT]
A baton is a long stick with a knob on one end that is sometimes carried by a person marching in a parade. The baton is spun round, thrown into the air and caught.
5 [PHRASE] V inflects
If someone passes the baton to another person, they pass responsibility for something to that person. If someone picks up the baton, they take over responsibility for something.
Does this mean that the baton of leadership is going to be passed to other nations?ba|ton charge (baton charges baton charging baton charged)
also baton-charge
[N-COUNT]
A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of policemen carrying batons. (BRIT)
[VERB] V n
Baton-charge is also a verb. (JOURNALISM)
Police in riot gear baton-charged the crowd.

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