straw bosses

noun

plural of straw boss
as in leadmen

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straw bosses
  1. managers
  2. supervisors
  3. principals
  4. superintendents
  5. overseers
  6. leaders
  7. superiors
  8. stewards
Noun
  • Broadcom's financing initiatives with asset managers is another potential topic on the earnings all.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • That could give infrastructure managers a more practical way to prioritize inspections.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of managers
Noun
  • Check boxes indicate that the supervisors conducting the review found no need for additional investigation.
    — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The town is served by the Sheriff’s Department’s Barstow station, which has 25 deputies and supervisors to cover more than 9,200 square miles.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of supervisors
Noun
  • Things could be better, which goes without saying in the aftermath of a flu pandemic that has wiped out most of the planet’s human population, but the four principals here could also be dead, so there’s that.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Soliz said Tuesday that district leadership has already begun working with principals at campuses across the district to make sure individual needs are met at each campus through the leveling process.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of principals
Noun
  • In March, the department sent a letter to state superintendents about compliance obligations under FERPA.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The 40-member commission includes legislators, college presidents, superintendents, teachers’ union leaders, CBIA, and state officials, among others.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of superintendents
Noun
  • A lot is at stake for Weiss, Bilton, CBS News and corporate overseers at Paramount Skydance as the show moves toward what may be its most unusual season yet.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The miners were overwhelmingly Black, while their overseers were white men.
    — Edward D. Melillo, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of overseers
Noun
  • These decisions are not siloed within a sustainability team but are made the responsibility of commercial, sourcing, finance, and operations leaders.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Great storytellers know how to tell a story, but great leaders know how to find them.
    — Bryan Adams, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of leaders
Noun
  • Kavanagh was furious and repeatedly made her concerns clear to her superiors at Sky.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026
  • If both parties are PLA members, superiors must step in to mediate the relationship breakdown, and the couple can only get a civil divorce with the military’s approval, which can result in a longer process.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of superiors
Noun
  • Pastoralists also gained greater recognition as stewards of the world’s rangelands.
    — Shooka Bidarian, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • As stewards of the nation’s economic policy and its financial markets, Treasury secretaries have often been forced to intervene in moments of crisis.
    — Christopher Anstey, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of stewards
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