straw boss

noun

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  1. boss man
  2. supervisor
  3. manager
  4. principal
  5. superintendent
  6. overseer
  7. superior
  8. boss
Noun
  • In this corner: Frank Costello, the big boss man of organized crime who helped this thing of theirs go from regional to a national syndicate.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Theroux treasures every silly little turn his cocky boss man gets to take.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of boss man
Noun
  • County supervisors bought into his ongoing call for a total transformation of the local mental health care system, shifting toward crisis centers at a time when many in the community were calling for the immediate construction of new locked units attached to major medical centers.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Usually, the only way to identify these individuals is through irregularity reports submitted by test supervisors.
    — Scott White, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of supervisor
Noun
  • Even historically celebrated geniuses like Albert Einstein or Steve Jobs benefited immensely from working in fields that were fertile with change, ripe for disruption, and full of hard-working builders, makers, managers, and workers.
    — Mark Nevins, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • McNeese has grabbed a number of headlines this week—not just for its upset and Wade’s employment future, but also thanks to the team’s student manager, Amir Khan, who went viral on social media and is now signing NIL deals.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of manager
Noun
  • As detectives investigated the Instagram account, a middle school principal reported to Albuquerque Public Schools police that a student reported the same video of the crash.
    — Charna Flam, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Monarch Media and its principals Barnett, Powell and Patel recently announced securing remake rights to the classic coming-of-age drama A Walk to Remember, based on Nicholas Sparks’ beloved novel.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of principal
Noun
  • The school board sought input from parents, staff and students in the search for a new superintendent, according to the release.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
  • With that last incident, the fans were both disciplined, as the Bellmore-Merrick superintendent and athletic director apologized to Elmont in person at their high school, Section VIII Director Patrick Pizzarelli told The Post.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of superintendent
Noun
  • Lessin considered running for overseer again but gave up the idea.
    — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Hawke plays Samuel Murphy who, after the death of his wife, is imprisoned in a labor camp run by Clancy, an unscrupulous overseer (Crowe).
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
Definition of overseer
Noun
  • Staffers charged restaurant dinners and even some family vacations to the magazine, often at their superiors’ urging.
    — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Already, several states, including Rhode Island, have enacted reforms designed to strike a balance—to make officers more responsive to community complaints without leaving them at the whims of their superiors in uniform.
    — Marc J. Dunkelman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of superior
Noun
  • Ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, the three Formula One team bosses were asked for their take on the upcoming film's trailer.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Her boss, Helena Eagan (Britt Lower), is set to inherit the company.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of boss
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