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a person or company that has people who do work for wages or a salary; a person or company that has employees
It was the employer's responsibility to improve workplace safety. Your travel expenses should be paid for by your employer.
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Recent Examples of employers
Instead of viewing this as a lack of ambition, astute employers will recognize it as a wake-up call about what motivates the future workforce in a post-social contract age.
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Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Because applications typically number in the hundreds of thousands, the lottery has been seen as a way to give a wide range of employers a fair shot at securing talent.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
The Friday report found that employers added just 22,000 jobs the month of August, continuing a slowdown in hiring.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Seven in 10 employees admitted they’d been caught by their employers.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Arizona's 100 biggest employers in 2025, ranked.
—Powered By, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Whether that approach ultimately serves Silva’s current employers or his next ones is the question that lingers.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The system must be reauthorized every two years, but Republicans have regularly proposed making the program permanent and requiring all employers to use it.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Because applications typically number in the hundreds of thousands, the lottery has been seen as a way to give a wide range of employers a fair shot at securing talent.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
The Friday report found that employers added just 22,000 jobs the month of August, continuing a slowdown in hiring.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Seven in 10 employees admitted they’d been caught by their employers.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Arizona's 100 biggest employers in 2025, ranked.
—Powered By, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Whether that approach ultimately serves Silva’s current employers or his next ones is the question that lingers.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The system must be reauthorized every two years, but Republicans have regularly proposed making the program permanent and requiring all employers to use it.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employers
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Libraries received only 12 formal objections since 2021 Changes brought by the supervisors' stand in contrast to how library administrators historically have dealt with book objections.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Planning ahead and recognizing risks are important for students, faculty, and administrators.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The idea for this new era is not for the Lewis family to manage the details of how the club is run every day, but to have the right experts in place, and back those executives to run it well for them.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen will host European automotive sector executives September 12 to discuss this demand.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The focus is to create a resource for managers in larger (in teams), deeper (in roster size), longer-term leagues.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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County waste managers and leaders hope proposals from emerging companies will help residents better understand how to sort waste properly and reduce landfill use.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Several of those were for big-name actors and directors playing themselves in guest-starring roles, including Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The actor-writer-directors kicked off their partnership with Sylvio, about a small-town gorilla joining a local TV show, only to see on-air mishaps spark a journey of self-discovery.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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Workers report diminished transparency, with GESTA often relaying critical information before supervisors themselves learn of it.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Based on this week’s actions by a narrow majority of county supervisors, maybe.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Now he’s been tasked by his corporate bosses with reviving the Toledo Truth Teller — with a staff that knows nothing about journalism.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Hornet will have to navigate this vast, interconnected world filled with enemies, bosses and intricate environments to find her way back home.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Boards must evolve from being consumers of backward-looking data to stewards of foresight, able to anticipate risks and seize emerging opportunities.—
Michael Hilb,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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For the first time, the ceremonial movement Solstice Unites will open the Global Citizen Festival and present a historic Global Powwow to honor the land and the ancestral stewards of the grounds.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Despite the poor fiscal policy scores for the governors, Edwards expressed confidence that a governor would be better than someone already ensconced in Washington.—
Taylor Millard,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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A number of candidates have reportedly been named as possible successors to Powell, including Fed governors Bowman, Waller and Philip Jefferson, White House economist Kevin Hassett and former Fed governor Kevin Warsh.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Employers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employers. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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