Meaning of one-man band | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A musician who plays several musical instruments at once.
2. A band in which the frontman does most of the work and is the spotlight or the center of attention, usually to the detriment of other band members.
   broadly, derogatory
3. An organisation or business that is effectively run by only one person.
   broadly, idiomatic

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Examples

“Near-synonym: one-man army”

“The corporation he will someday inherit⟳—growing, churning—won't work⟳ as a one-man band.”

“It goes on to argue⟳ that the Reform⟳ UK party is a “one-man band which at best can win⟳ only a handful of MPs”, while the Liberal Democrats are dismissed as “a joke”.”

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