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boardman

noun

Definition of boardmannext
as in officer

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  1. officer
  2. official
  3. commissioner
  4. middle manager
Noun
  • Bass is particularly concerned by the relative lack of specialized intervention training for patrol officers who respond to the vast majority of service calls.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The officer instead advised her to go through the proper channels to start the eviction process.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of officer
Noun
  • Minneapolis officials estimated the crackdown’s economic cost at nearly $700 million.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Russia's round-the-clock bombardment of targets in Ukraine killed at least seven people and wounded more than 80 others, officials said Monday.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of official
Noun
  • For years, the commissioner’s office touted baseball’s competitive balance, citing in part how the league championship series and World Series matchups changed almost every year.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Schumer called for a response from the FDA’s acting commissioner within 30 days.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2026.

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