boardman

noun

Definition of boardmannext
as in officer

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  1. officer
  2. official
  3. commissioner
  4. middle manager
Noun
  • Members of the Montreal City Police Department found the weapon, a Glock 26, on August 30, 2024, when officers raided a home in relation to a kidnapping investigation, court records show.
    — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Banks hired more loan officers, credit analysts, personal bankers, and fraud and risk specialists.
    — Adam Schickling, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of officer
Noun
  • DeKalb County Sheriff's officials said, shortly after noon, a 2025 Mazda CX-5, a Mack semi-tractor trailer hauling gravel, and a 2013 Nissan Altima collided at the intersection of Illinois Route 23 and Melms Road.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Clayton County Water Authority officials said a service disruption that temporarily knocked out water to parts of the county was possibly a cyberattack.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of official
Noun
  • Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti said in May that his league was solely focused on a 24-team model.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The national police service did not give more details on the circumstances of the deaths, but said the provincial police commissioner was on the way to the mine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of commissioner
Noun
  • The middle manager does not go extinct.
    — Brett Hurt, Fortune, 23 June 2026
  • Slot, as head coach, was more of a middle manager; someone who acted with the objectivity of a civil servant and the occasional bluntness of a corrections officer.
    — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 30 May 2026
Definition of middle manager
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“Boardman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boardman. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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