straw boss

noun

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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
  • 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
Noun
  • From an investment standpoint the 81-year-old investment manager has long been known as Elon Musk’s oldest fanboy, thanks to his fund’s ginormous bets on Tesla and SpaceX, which have surged since early November.
    Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the Brewers easily won the NL Central without an $8 million-a-year manager.
    Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of manager
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  • But while his bill requires school children to be taught safe storage concepts, Todd has repeatedly voted against any requirement for adult gun owners to store their guns safely ― or even learn principals of safe storage.
    Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • One elementary school principal spoke of a string of central-office mandates that stripped principals of meaningful autonomy and also a system that left principals undertrained for essential tasks such as evaluating teachers.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of principal
Noun
  • Her mother had taught for decades in the now-defunct school, and her father had served as superintendent.
    Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The 2025 national superintendent of the year will be announced during AASA's National Conference on Education March 6-8 in New Orleans.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of superintendent
Noun
  • Eurovision is always directed by someone from the host broadcaster in the country it is held but Green is the first person to do so for its overseer, the EBU.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The story in Chicago is that Morton is the corrupt overseer of the woman's prison that Hart has been sent to, after fatally shooting her paramour.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of overseer
Noun
  • 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
  • What To Know Moore, a Democrat, was recommended for the Bronze Star by his superiors during his deployment, including Lieutenant General Michael Fenzel.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of superior
Noun
  • The career advice you were given over the years by your colleagues, bosses and/or mentors didn’t align with your beliefs and values.
    Glenn Llopis, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Billy O’Brien, who plays the boss at the shop, actually works part-time at Williams Candy.
    Daniel Arnold, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of boss
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