quarterback
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noun 1a. an offensive back who stands directly behind the center in football. The quarterback calls the plays on offense, and usually receives the ball directly from the center, handing it off to a running back or passing it to one of his receivers.
quarterback
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quarterback, noun, verb.
quarterback
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v.i. to serve as a quarterback.
Ex. (Figurative.) So at the very least you would expect the Republican followers to show some interest, if no more than the Monday morning quarterbacking of indignation and disgust (Wall Street Journal).
quarterback
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v.t. to serve as quarterback of; direct the activities of.
Ex. (Figurative.) Fullback dad is the provider, mother quarterbacks the housekeeping (Maclean's). (Figurative.) A less wishful and probably sounder conjecture is that Ho has gone back to h