higher-ups

noun

Definition of higher-upsnext
plural of higher-up
as in executives

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  1. administrators
  2. employers
  3. directors
  4. supervisors
  5. managers
  6. leaders
  7. principals
Noun
  • Earlier this year, two teenagers filed a class-action lawsuit against a Kentucky youth detention center and its administrators, claiming that they were subjected to oppressive isolation, denied basic hygiene, showers, and medications, and forced to listen to a toddler song.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The two witness and experience so much abuse that Elwood finally decides to fight back, despite the risk of retaliation by the school's administrators.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of administrators
Noun
  • That includes the Windfall Elimination Provision, or WEP, which reduces Social Security benefits for individuals who also receive pension or disability benefits from employers who did not withhold Social Security taxes.
    Lorie Konish, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Author Stephen King's shared a take about billionaire Elon Musk's immigration views, specifically on H-1B visas, which enables American employers to hire foreign workers in specialty occupations, on social media on Wednesday.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of employers
Noun
  • The project, helmed by directors Radha Mehta and Saif Jaan, explores the story of an imam facing a moral crossroads between upholding traditional mosque values and protecting a male congregant’s spiritual journey.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The board had decided at a recent meeting to expand to 12 directors.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of directors
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  • The San Diego Union-Tribune The list of potential candidates in District 1 is getting longer, and the remaining four supervisors will meet next week to discuss next steps.
    Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Skip to content All Sections SUBSCRIBER ONLY The list of potential candidates in District 1 is getting longer, and the remaining four supervisors will meet next week to discuss next steps.
    Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of supervisors
Noun
  • The key is empowering your managers with the tools and resources to thrive while also fostering a culture of trust, ownership and adaptability.
    Matthew Conlin, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The complaint claims Fox executives fostered a hostile work environment that allowed senior managers and on-air personalities including Bayless to abuse workers without fear of punishment.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of managers
Noun
  • Earlier this month, two student activists at George Mason University in Virginia who were sisters (the current and former leaders of the school’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter) were banned from campus for four years.
    The Editors, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Governments, academia, and many technology leaders in industry, are all now investing with heightened intensity in research & development and are contributing to the quest to develop functional quantum computing.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of leaders
Noun
  • Other founding principals include fellow academicians Andrei Shleifer and Robert Vishny.
    Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In Vietnam, a global fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) brand worked with local school principals and health workers to promote hygiene practices, integrating these efforts into community health campaigns.
    Aman Gupta, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of principals
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