head of the household
noun phrase
: the person in the house who is responsible for making decisions and earning money
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Like how a family typically has a head of the household with final decision-making power, leaders seeking to emulate this environment may feel impervious to dissent.
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Kate Wieczorek, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Eldest daughter Eda, de facto head of the household, seeks to salvage the compact by desecrating it.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
Overall, the older the head of the household is the less likely the household is to have debt.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
In a section on obeying the head of the household, Pettitt set out her position clearly.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
The application and benefits information is only shown to the head of the household on the account and requires proof of identity.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2024
There are three different public housing waitlists: conventional public housing in which the head of the household is aged 18 or older, senior housing designated for those who are 62 or older and mixed-population housing designed for elderly or non-elderly families facing disabilities.
—Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2023
The curfew, officials explained, lasts six hours, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., and the head of the household has to wear a GPS monitor.
—Hamed Aleaziz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
Kamali recalled her mother being an activist, describing her as a deeply maternal parent who acted as the head of the household.
—Sydney Carruth, AZCentral.com, 2 July 2023
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Kate Wieczorek, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Eldest daughter Eda, de facto head of the household, seeks to salvage the compact by desecrating it.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
Overall, the older the head of the household is the less likely the household is to have debt.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
In a section on obeying the head of the household, Pettitt set out her position clearly.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
The application and benefits information is only shown to the head of the household on the account and requires proof of identity.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2024
There are three different public housing waitlists: conventional public housing in which the head of the household is aged 18 or older, senior housing designated for those who are 62 or older and mixed-population housing designed for elderly or non-elderly families facing disabilities.
—Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2023
The curfew, officials explained, lasts six hours, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., and the head of the household has to wear a GPS monitor.
—Hamed Aleaziz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
Kamali recalled her mother being an activist, describing her as a deeply maternal parent who acted as the head of the household.
—Sydney Carruth, AZCentral.com, 2 July 2023
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“Head of the household.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20of%20the%20household. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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