What (who) is helm - definition
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Helm (disambiguation); HELM
helm
n.
1) to take (over) the helm
2) at the helm
helm
(helms)
1.
The helm of a boat or ship is the part that is used to steer it.
N-COUNT: usu sing
2.
You can say that someone is at the helm when they are leading or running a country or organization.
He has been at the helm of Lonrho for 31 years.
N-SING: the N
Helm
·noun ·see Haulm, straw.
II. Helm ·noun A Helve.
III. Helm ·noun A Helmet.
IV. Helm ·vt To cover or furnish with a helm or helmet.
V. Helm ·noun A heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain.
VI. Helm ·noun The place or office of direction or administration.
VII. Helm ·noun One at the place of direction or control; a steersman; hence, a guide; a director.
IX. Helm ·noun The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, ·etc.;
- commonly used of the tiller or wheel alone.
Pronunciation examples for helm
1. director to helm the project.
The Accidental Apprentice _ Vikas Swarup _ Talks at Google
2. men were at the helm
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3. the helm of the IRC--
Partnering with Tech to Support Refugees _ David Miliband _ Talks at Google
4. year period at the helm.
The Outsiders _ William Thorndike _ Talks at Google
5. when Helm Kohl get chancellor.
Germany's Hidden Crisis - Social Decline in The Heart of Europe _ Oliver Nachtwey _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of helm
1. Marvalene Hughes took the helm of Dillard University in July.
2. France, which wanted its own man at the helm, objected.
3. "Europe needs a common front to Gazprom," Helm said. «
4. At the helm are only two: Binder and Doron Cohen.
5. Few women, however, took the helm of theirparties.