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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 employer
Avenal is home to roughly 13,000 people, with about one-quarter of its population housed at Avenal State Prison, one of the area’s largest employers.
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Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2026
Connecticut lawmakers between 2005 and 2010 directed nonpartisan researchers to produce several reports on the top employers of people who receive — or whose children receive — Medicaid benefits through the HUSKY program.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
Could an insurer, employer or government ever demand access?
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
For the 2025 awards, 105 employers in San Diego County earned recognition as Top Workplaces.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026
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Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2026
Connecticut lawmakers between 2005 and 2010 directed nonpartisan researchers to produce several reports on the top employers of people who receive — or whose children receive — Medicaid benefits through the HUSKY program.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
Could an insurer, employer or government ever demand access?
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
For the 2025 awards, 105 employers in San Diego County earned recognition as Top Workplaces.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for employer
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Trump has already slashed the FEMA workforce by 20% during his second term and kept top positions at the agency — including the administrator overseeing the region Illinois is part of — vacant.—
Daniel C. Vock,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Another possibility would be adopting a new tabulation process before the deadline takes effect, though election administrators have brought up concerns about implementing significant changes so close to an active election cycle.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Wilde noted that CinemaCon is one of Hollywood's most important industry gatherings, bringing together studio executives, theater owners and members of the press.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Tech executives and other business leaders oppose the idea and have threatened to move to other states.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Dennis Jacobs, the airport manager and director of Bates County Emergency Management, previously told USA TODAY that the incident was the deadliest crash in the airport's roughly 50-year history.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Despite Mike Trout’s strong start to the season and strong stretches from starters José Soriano, Reid Detmers and Walbert Ureña, the Angels have had a worse first half this season with first-year manager Kurt Suzuki at the helm.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Spanish literature could prove to be a boon for international film and TV adaptations, says Fernando Benzo, author and secretary general of the Spanish Federation of Publishers.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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The BBC‘s new director general has announced plans to slash commissioning spend across its TV, radio, and news divisions by £80M ($107M) over the next two years.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
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Those supporters were left unchallenged by stewards, despite FIFA winning a court hearing enabling them to lawfully prohibit people showing the lion-and-sun flags on the grounds of them carrying a political message and potentially causing disturbances.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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In his view, sovereign wealth funds are no longer just stewards of surplus capital.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The day shift also starts making factory-work jokes, with Rekha playing a perky do-bee who just wants to make the boss happy, and Lily adopting an agitator role, demanding workman’s comp and trying to spark revolt.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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In 2018, Rita Ferro succeeded the retiring Erhardt as the ESPN sales boss under a new title (president, Disney ad sales).—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
16 June 2026
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Sacramento Councilmember Karina Talamantes, whose district is directly adjacent to the project, has remained steadfast in her opposition to the development, urging the county to further delay the vote until a new supervisor is elected to replace Phil Serna, who is championing the project.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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When a group of six fans wearing white t-shirts with the pre-revolution flag emblazoned on the fronts tried to enter, they were stopped by a security staffer, who called over her supervisor.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The series is created and showrun by Yalun Tu, with Marialy Rivas serving as lead director and executive producer.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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This work fundamentally kicks the can of water conservation down the road, and some directors of the district readily acknowledge this.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
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“Employer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employer. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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