straw boss

noun

Definition of straw bossnext
as in boss man

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  1. boss man
  2. supervisor
  3. manager
  4. principal
  5. superintendent
  6. overseer
  7. superior
  8. boss
Noun
  • Trump’s persona as a boss man known for firing people on NBC’s The Apprentice captivated and horrified the nation.
    Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 July 2024
  • To see an athlete renowned for his intelligence and poise make an obvious mental error late in a race is a reminder that even the boss man was once a noob.
    Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 30 Mar. 2023
Definition of boss man
Noun
  • They were accompanied by 300 Ukrainian supervisors, French media reported.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The Brookings Institute finds the tasks involved in entry-level knowledge jobs are much easier to automate than the ones done by supervisors.
    Jeanne Meister, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of supervisor
Noun
  • General manager Brian Cashman filled the Yankees' hole at first base with 2022 National League MVP Award winner Paul Goldschmidt.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Lawyers for Trump’s co-defendants in the classified documents case, Trump valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira, then asked Cannon to extend her injunction and to hold a hearing on the merits of their request to halt the release of the report.
    Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of manager
Noun
  • Security Savour Partnership’s principal, Leslie Carothers, is a digital marketing consultant who frequently speaks at industry conferences on smart home and artificial intelligence trends.
    Jamie Gold, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The principal, Matt La Belle, is a former Simi Valley baseball coach who understands how sports can fit into a school’s culture.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of principal
Noun
  • That includes about 700 traditional equipment operators along with roughly 300 seasonal workers, supervisors, superintendents and engineering technicians, Cadue said.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Ultimately, the Chief of District Operations will confer with the superintendent, who will then make the final decision.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of superintendent
Noun
  • Still grappling with survivors’ guilt, Gi-hun has spent three years steeped in paranoia and isolation while trying to come up with a plan to use his newfound wealth to not only stop the games but also to overthrow the system and its overseers.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Well, what if the Recruiter stops being an overseer and puts his own life on the line?
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of overseer
Noun
  • When Pertinax abandoned a career as a teacher and joined the army, frontier wars had hollowed out the ranks, allowing his exceptional talent to catch his superiors’ attention.
    Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made by History, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Details of that process were previously reported by +972, an Israeli-Palestinian news website; the Israeli military has denied that was military policy and said that any analyst who relied solely on Lavender would have been overruled by superiors.
    Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of superior
Noun
  • Many theories persist as to what happened, whether Tony was killed or whether the cliffhanger insinuates that the mob boss would always live with the possibility of being murdered because of his dangerous profession.
    Skyler Trepel, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Adapting to your boss’s communication style can lead to better collaboration and more effective decision-making.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of boss
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