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Definition
less strict or more tolerant than might be expected
- He knew that Major — de Coverley was his executive officer, but he did not know what that meant, and he could not decide whether in Major — de Coverley he was blessed with a lenient superior or cursed with a delinquent subordinate.Chapter 9 — Major Major Major Major (47% in)
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