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active list

British  

noun

  1. military a list of officers available for full duty

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Just behind Francona on the active list is Showalter, who led the Mets to 101 wins in his first season with the team.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2022

He’ll be on the injured list more days than on the active list this season.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2022

When he received the news that he was off the active list, Connors recalled he told his wife, "God's gonna take this and use it for good."

From Fox News • Jan. 25, 2022

All were on the 48-player active list for the game.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2021

No army could be efficient when its subordinate officers on the active list were men of sixty or seventy years of age.

From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by Sleeman, William

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