n.

1. 官杖，权杖；警棒
2. 军乐队用指挥杖；【喻】指挥棒
3. 短棒

n.

1. a thin stick used by a conductor to direct an orchestra or choir.
   ▸a stick carried and twirled by a drum major.
2. a short stick passed from runner to runner in a relay race.
3. a police officer's truncheon.
4. a staff of office or authority.
   ▸ (batons) one of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to wands in others.
5. Heraldry  a narrow bend truncated at each end.
6. a short bar replacing some figures on the dial of a clock or watch.