head honcho

noun

chiefly US, informal
: the person with the most authority

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While Hastings has turned his attention to hobbies like skiing since giving up his CEO role, Iger has developed a reputation for wanting to hang around as Disney's head honcho. Alex Sherman, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025 Talent is more important than loyalty In October of 2021, a few days after Monfort made Schmidt the full-time general manager, the new head honcho doled out a five-year, $50.5 million contract extension to pitcher Antonio Senzatela and a two-year, $14.5 million extension to first baseman C.J. Cron. Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 It is well known that DCU head honcho James Gunn is planning on bringing in a new actor to take on the role of Batman. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 All rights reserved Target took the long overdue step of making a CEO change, announcing that current head honcho Brian Cornell will retire next February and chief operating officer Michael Fiddelke will replace him. Steve Dennis, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for head honcho

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“Head honcho.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20honcho. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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