standard-bearers

noun

Definition of standard-bearersnext
plural of standard-bearer
as in leaders

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  1. leaders
  2. principals
  3. managers
  4. supervisors
  5. superintendents
  6. directors
Noun
  • And business leaders have been clear that those costs will likely get passed directly to their customers.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Project leaders have been working under extremely tight deadlines to deliver massive developments by the 2030 deadline with several schemes falling behind schedule or facing delays.
    Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of leaders
Noun
  • About Student of the Week High school students are nominated for Student of the Week by principals, teachers, youth organizations and others who work with teens.
    Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
  • High school principals, teachers, guidance counselors and district officials are invited to nominate students each week based on outstanding achievement or community service.
    Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of principals
Noun
  • Here are three actionable strategies to help wealth managers stay competitive in this new era and build long-term business success.
    April Rudin, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Seventy-four percent of Republican government managers and 79% of Democrats favor banning private ownership of guns.
    Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of managers
Noun
  • The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection also prohibits the use of contractors as aerial supervisors, a policy that was formalized this year but was in practice for a couple years before that, said Nick Schuler, deputy director of communications for Cal Fire.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Five supervisors may have worked a century ago, when the county’s population was around 500,000.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of supervisors
Noun
  • Schools and superintendents began reaching out to him because a colleague or friend had mentioned how impactful ICS4Schools’ services had been.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The people voters select will help create policies, set budgets, choose curricula and educational materials and oversee superintendents.
    Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of superintendents
Noun
  • The board was shuffled to be more Altman-friendly and several directors who opposed him were forced out.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Docs to Watch The 11th annual Docs to Watch series will be accompanied by a roundtable with the directors hosted by Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of directors
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