boardman

noun

Definition of boardmannext
as in officer

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  1. officer
  2. official
  3. commissioner
  4. middle manager
Noun
  • Responding officers heard screams coming from inside the home and ran into the basement.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The school resource officer coordinated a police response and administrators initiated a lockdown.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of officer
Noun
  • His son Jack, who had attended the event in California, was instrumental in making these mazes happen, Universal officials have said.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Chinese officials said 558 people were missing after a mudslide at a land crossing in Tibet’s Gyirong county, including 260 foreign nationals.
    — Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of official
Noun
  • The Cubs will play the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2027 Little League Classic, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced Sunday night.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • In 2014, the commissioner suspended the late Jim Irsay, then the Indianapolis Colts owner, for six games and fined him $500,000 after Irsay pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of operating a vehicle while under the influence.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 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 27 Aug. 2026.

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