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tangata atoato

1. (noun) marshal - a person who keeps people in line in a group on the move.

Ko wai hei tangata atoato i te kapa ka tū ki te atamira o Te Matatini? (RMR 2017). / Who is a person to marshal the performing team that will stand on the Te Matatini stage?

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Synonyms: maihara, atoato

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