higher-up

noun

Definition of higher-upnext
as in executive

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  1. executive
  2. boss
  3. commander
  4. employer
  5. general
  6. director
  7. administrator
  8. supervisor
Noun
  • But for all of this evocative terminology, by 1995 most people were just calling the problem Y2K. Though occasionally trafficking in hair-raising phrases, those in IT succeeded in raising awareness of the problem, and soon executives and political leaders began to seriously take notice.
    Zachary Loeb / Made by History, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Many of the top executives Morris interviewed have since left the Sheriff’s Department.
    Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of executive
Noun
  • Sibley’s former boss, then-inspector general Mark Smith, left in April after being named as an independent monitor to oversee police reforms in Portland, Ore.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Its themes and plots were often pitch-dark and inhabited by hypnotists, somnambulists, mediums, spies, the devil himself, serial killers, and crime bosses.
    Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of boss
Noun
  • Taking turns exiting their Crew Dragon spacecraft, Isaacman, Polaris Dawn mission commander, and Sarah Gillis, mission specialist, took turns testing the mobility and functionality of SpaceX's new extravehicular activity (EVA) spacesuits.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Shoup, the commander on duty at the time, soon realized more calls would come in because the phone number was a misprint from a newspaper ad.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of commander
Noun
  • Reeves said at the time that this would be achieved through a raft of new policies, including a hike in employer National Insurance payments — a tax on earnings — as well as a rise in capital gains tax and the scrapping of winter fuel payments to pensioners.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Large and established labor unions secured meaningful employer concessions this year following strikes by Boeing factory workers, dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports, video game performers, and hotel and casino workers on the Las Vegas Strip.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of employer
Noun
  • Strikes that endangered more than 100 civilians were occasionally permitted to target a handful of Hamas leaders, as long as senior generals or sometimes the political leadership approved, according to four Israeli officers involved in target selection.
    Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Azerbaijan’s prosecutor general’s office previously said that 32 of the 67 people on board had survived the crash, but told journalists that the number wasn’t final.
    Katie Marie Davies and Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of general
Noun
  • Three directors seem locked in at the moment for Oscar nominations — Baker, Audiard and Corbet.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The director was on guard against the usual cliché of crowds in concert scenes where everyone seems to be acting in unison.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of director
Noun
  • This program tends to only have a limited amount of emergency funding available, after which point WIC administrators begin to triage support to individuals with the greatest needs.
    Marley Jay, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • University of Wisconsin-Green Bay administrators huddled together in a meeting room about a decade ago, studying enrollment and financial reports.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of administrator
Noun
  • Implications for the Workforce: Self-Leadership and Motivation Flattened structures mean fewer direct supervisors, necessitating that individuals interested in management consider alternatives.
    Chris Westfall, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The neighbor claimed a tree branch scratched her car and the mail carrier later complained to his supervisor.
    Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of supervisor
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