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baton
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baton
1. a thin stick used by the conductor of an orchestra, choir, etc., to indicate rhythm or expression
2. Athletics a short bar carried by a competitor in a relay race and transferred to the next runner at the end of each stage
3. a long stick with a knob on one end, carried, twirled, and thrown up and down by a drum major or drum majorette, esp at the head of a parade


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``It's a great joy to turn it over to the city who has the resources and vision to pick up the baton,'' Janss said.
Officials hope the private sector will now pick up the baton.
She went on to say that we each have to pick up the baton of justice and carry it on in our own way.
 
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