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flag (4)
flag captain
flag conservative
Flag Day
flag day
flag down
flag football
flag lot
flag of convenience
flag of truce
flag officer
flag rank
flag stop
flag-waving
flagella
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flag of convenience
flag of con·ven·ience


noun 
Definition:
 
ship registration identifier: a flag of a country under which a ship is registered because of its favorable regulations, not for any real connection with the ship's owners or business
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