drum major
the marching leader of a drum corps or a band.
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How to use drum major in a sentence
Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice.
Ebenezer Baptist: MLK’s church makes new history with Warnock victory | DeNeen L. Brown | January 6, 2021 | Washington PostChampion shared the same dream of becoming a drum major at FAMU, and after trying out for the band twice he was invited to join.
FAMU ‘Marching 100’ Case Raises Veil on Secret Hazing Rituals | Allison Samuels | May 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe secured the role of drum major in his high school marching band and got accepted to Florida A&M in 2005.
FAMU ‘Marching 100’ Case Raises Veil on Secret Hazing Rituals | Allison Samuels | May 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe speech made by the Drum-Major of Sedition has a strong ironical tendency.
Rowlandson the Caricaturist. First Volume | Joseph GregoWithout facing about, each captain or special unit commander, except the drum major, commands: 1.
Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 | United States War Department
The drum major conducts the band to a position 30 paces in rear of the column, if not already there, and opens ranks.
Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 | United States War DepartmentThe field music sounds the march, flourishes, or ruffles, and to the color at the signal of the drum major.
Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 | United States War DepartmentA second immediately followed, carrying away a few bayonets and the drum-major's cane.
British Dictionary definitions for drum major
the noncommissioned officer, usually of warrant officer's rank, who is appointed to command the corps of drums of a military band and who is in command of both the drums and the band when paraded together
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