black belt
See also: blackbelt
English
Noun
black belt (plural black belts)
- (martial arts) The highest belt colour in various martial arts.
- Synonym: dan
- (martial arts) Someone who has attained the black belt in martial arts.
- Synonym: dan
- Raymond is a black belt in karate.
- (figuratively, colloquial) Great skill in any field.
- (management) A senior manager who is expert in one of various management systems such as Six Sigma or DMAIC and acts in a project leader or mentor role.
- 2011, Bob Paladino, Five Key Principles of Corporate Performance Management, →ISBN:
- I had the good fortune of being engaged to participate as a trainer to GE Capital Corporation, where we helped to launch their now well-known and highly regarded black belt program.
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- (US, southern) A geographic region where the residents are predominantly or exclusively African-American.
- 1992, Hanes Walton, The Native Son Presidential Candidate: The Carter Vote in Georgia, →ISBN, page 5:
- Bernard Cosman found that in Georgia, it was the black belt whites who gave Goldwater his largest percentage of the vote.
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Translations
highest belt color in various martial arts
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person who has attained the black belt
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