PASS THE TORCH Definition & Meaning

pass the torch

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Also, hand on the torch . Relinquish responsibilities, a tradition, practice, or knowledge to another. For example, When the company's founder became too ill to continue, he passed the torch to his nephew . This metaphoric expression alludes to the ancient Greek torch race, in which a lighted torch was passed from one runner to the next. A translation from both Greek and Latin, the English version dates from the late 1800s.

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The 40-something Biden was correct back then, Swalwell cheekily suggested, when he said it was time for Democratic elders “to pass the torch to a new generation of Americans.”

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"Chuck Schumer is unwilling and unable to meet the moment," the Democratic group Pass the Torch, which led calls for Joe Biden to end his re-election bid last summer, said in a statement.

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Long-standing criticism of public officials for refusing to step down and pass the torch to a younger generation resurfaced this weekend after it was revealed that 81-year-old Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas., has been residing for months at an assisted living facility and struggling with dementia, despite still holding office.

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Ray Wersching’s mustache has gone gray, as has the hair on his head, but 48 years after he made a 45-yard fair-catch free kick, the former Charger and San Francisco 49ers kicker is happy to pass the torch to Dicker.

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That’s because he reneged on his 2020 campaign promise to be a transitional president and pass the torch to a younger generation.

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