hierarch

noun

Definition of hierarchnext
as in executive

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Recent Examples of hierarch His message on Monday was a confirmation from AI’s hierarch that the disruptors had been disrupted. — Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025 In the immediate aftermath of communism there was a flurry of revelations about collaboration between Russian hierarchs and the KGB, but soon the files snapped shut. — The Economist, 11 Aug. 2019 That paved the way for Archbishop Ieronymos to join the primate of the new Ukrainian church, Epifaniy, and many other Bartholomew-minded hierarchs at celebrations in Istanbul of the Ecumenical Patriarch’s personal feast-day on June 11th. — Erasmus, The Economist, 15 June 2019 The affair follows a two-year-old drive by Archbishop Charles Thompson, the local hierarch, to make sure that Catholic teaching is observed in all the places under his purview. — Erasmus, The Economist, 14 July 2019 Unfortunately the ability to communicate successfully across other barriers, whether geopolitical or simply personal, is currently eluding the Christians of the East, or at least their hierarchs. — Erasmus, The Economist, 15 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hierarch
  1. executive
  2. administrator
  3. commander
  4. leader
  5. general
  6. employer
  7. chief
  8. governor
Noun
  • A number of board members and executives made similar moves in November and December.
    — Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Tesla executives last week sent an unsigned letter to the U.S. trade representative warning that President Trump's foreign trade policies could be harmful to domestic EV-makers.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of executive
Noun
  • Other students followed her protest, but that was when Georgas claimed that school administrators stepped in.
    — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The policy lays out a process for handling complaints, allows district administrators to implement the policy and directs questions about it to the superintendent.
    — Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of administrator
Noun
  • Tom Sharpe, former United Kingdom Royal Navy commander, reiterated this point.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Murder, torture, rape and summary executions of prisoners of war ordered by commanders.
    — Askold Haywas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of commander
Noun
  • The Olympic Journey: Failure In 2008 Elana had finished an outstanding college softball career at GWU as the all-time leader in many offensive categories.
    — Tim Genske, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Trump funding freeze a blatant violation of Constitution, federal law: Legal experts Pildes added that public opinion can be expressed through economics, which federal leaders watch attentively.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of leader
Noun
  • The building was being built by the China Railway Construction Corporation for Thailand’s government auditor general.
    — David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Othello star Jake Gyllenhaal’s backstage home-away-from-home in Broadway’s Barrymore theater is an extension of the Shakespearean world he’s been steeped in while developing his version of Iago, the duplicitous ensign to the titular Venetian army general played by Denzel Washington.
    — Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of general
Noun
  • But what’s driving this change, and how can society ensure that this shift benefits employers and workers?
    — Scott White, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Some of you may be offered a new job or a client could appear or decide to take on more projects with your employer.
    — Kyle Thomas, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of employer
Noun
  • Sam Sabin Mar 13, 2025 - Politics & Policy Elon Musk pays a visit to the National Security Agency Elon Musk visited the National Security Agency on Wednesday and met with NSA chief Gen. Timothy Haugh, an agency spokesperson confirmed to Axios.
    — Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Current Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar will serve in the role until April 10, but that could change depending on when a replacement for him is found.
    — Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of chief
Noun
  • The governor said his order includes a statewide ban on residents setting outdoor fires until further notice.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, in South Carolina, the governor declared an emergency in response to a growing blaze in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of governor

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