boardman

noun

Definition of boardmannext
as in officer

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  1. officer
  2. official
  3. commissioner
  4. middle manager
Noun
  • No video has surfaced depicting the moment of the shooting and none of the officers were wearing body cameras.
    — Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • Hopkinson and chief financial officer Simon Capper visited Nyon, Switzerland, on multiple occasions, while the CEO also spoke to governing-body representatives in Budapest before the Champions League final in May.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of officer
Noun
  • Elsewhere, Bahrain’s interior ministry said sirens were sounding and Kuwaiti army officials said air defenses were also fielding drone attacks.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • State officials say the legislation is intended to attract companies developing next-generation energy technologies.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Definition of official
Noun
  • Our great commissioner has top security protecting her at all times, but what are the rest of us to do?
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026
  • The marketplace remains competitive, at least partially due to lawmakers’ decision to soften the blow of falling subsidies, said Kate Harris, chief deputy commissioner at the Colorado Division of Insurance.
    — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 13 July 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 19 Jul. 2026.

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