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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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If a team puts three quarterbacks on the active list for a game, it can’t use the emergency option.

From Washington Times May 22, 2023

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

Robinson Canó trailed Cabrera on the active list with 2,630 going into Saturday and is 39 years old.

From Seattle Times Apr. 23, 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 officers on the active list of the navy and Marine Corps on duty in Washington will assemble in full dress uniform at 7:30 P.M.

From A Supplement to A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents by James D. (James Daniel) Richardson

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