captaincy
/ˈkæptənsi/noun
उच्चारण कैप्टन्सी
कप्तानी, कप्तान का पद या कार्यकाल
Core word
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[C, U]
the position of captain of a team; the period during which somebody is captain
कप्तानी, कप्तान का पद या कार्यकाल
- India won the World Cup under his captaincy.
- She was offered the captaincy of the hockey team.
- He took over the captaincy from his friend last year.
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- There was a debate over who should get the captaincy.
- She lost the captaincy after the team's poor results.
Synonyms leadership
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[U]
the skill of being a good captain and leading a team well
कप्तानी का कौशल, नेतृत्व
- His calm captaincy impressed the selectors.
- Her captaincy turned a weak side into a winning team.
- The captaincy of the young skipper was widely praised.
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- Good captaincy can change the course of a match.
- Critics questioned his captaincy in the final over.
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captaincy of + team
Use of with the team when you mean the position of leading it.
किसी टीम का नेतृत्व करने के पद के लिए team के साथ of का प्रयोग होता है।
- The captaincy of the Indian team is a great honour.
- She was proud of her captaincy of the school hockey side.
under sb's captaincy
Use under to say who was the captain during a period of success or failure.
किसी अवधि में कप्तान कौन था, यह बताने के लिए under का प्रयोग होता है।
- The team won three trophies under his captaincy.
- India improved greatly under her captaincy.
take over / give up / be offered the captaincy
Verbs like take over, resign, give up and be offered go with captaincy.
Captaincy के साथ take over, resign, give up और be offered जैसी क्रियाएँ आती हैं।
- Radhika was offered the captaincy at the age of seventeen.
- He gave up the captaincy after the defeat.
captaincy (skill)
Captaincy can mean the skill of leading a team, as in tactical captaincy.
Captaincy का अर्थ टीम को नेतृत्व देने का कौशल भी हो सकता है, जैसे tactical captaincy।
- His calm captaincy won him praise.
- The match showed clever captaincy.
captaincy + of + sport or club
Name the team or sport after captaincy with of, and the period with during or for.
Team या खेल का नाम बताने के लिए captaincy के बाद of आता है, और अवधि के लिए during या for।
- His captaincy of the cricket club lasted for three seasons.
- During her captaincy, the girls' team never lost a final.
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verb + captaincy
take overloseresignholdinherit
- He lost the captaincy after the series defeat.
adjective + captaincy
aggressivecalmtacticalinspiringjoint
- The team enjoyed his calm and tactical captaincy.
captaincy + noun
roleposttenurerecorddebate
- His captaincy record is the best in the history of the club.
preposition + captaincy
under the captaincy ofduring his captaincyafter her captaincywithout the captaincy
- India won the cup under the captaincy of Kapil Dev.
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- The coach praised her captaincy in the final over.
प्रशिक्षक ने अंतिम ओवर में उसकी कप्तानी की प्रशंसा की।
- Radhika's captaincy changed the mood of the school team.
राधिका की कप्तानी ने विद्यालय की टीम का माहौल बदल दिया।
- There was a debate over who should be given the captaincy.
इस पर बहस हुई कि कप्तानी किसे दी जाए।
- He handed over the captaincy to a younger player.
उसने कप्तानी एक युवा खिलाड़ी को सौंप दी।
- The team won six matches in a row during his captaincy.
उसकी कप्तानी के दौरान टीम ने लगातार छह मैच जीते।
- Fans wanted a change in captaincy after the poor start to the season.
सत्र की ख़राब शुरुआत के बाद प्रशंसक कप्तानी में बदलाव चाहते थे।
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✗ Under the captaincy by Dhoni, India won the cup.
✓ Under the captaincy of Dhoni, India won the cup.
Captaincy is followed by of, not by, to name the captain.
कप्तान का नाम बताने के लिए captaincy के बाद of आता है, by नहीं।
✗ He is holding the captaincy since 2019.
✓ He has held the captaincy since 2019.
Since needs the present perfect, not the present continuous.
'Since' के साथ present perfect आता है, present continuous नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Say under somebody's captaincy, as in 'under Dhoni's captaincy', not 'in his captaincy'.
Under somebody's captaincy सही है, जैसे 'under Dhoni's captaincy', 'in his captaincy' नहीं।