Thesaurus results for EMPLOYERS

employers

noun

plural of employer

as in administrators

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 employers While 78% of employers expressed optimism about their organizations’ futures, nearly half of workers reported frequently feeling exhausted and burned out. — Jason Richmond, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Roy started her career as a secretary in 2003 and worked her way up through a variety of positions with various employers to project manager at the Capital Region Education Council, known as CREC. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026 Participating employers can be public, private, nonprofit, a school, or even a government agency. — Bob Helbig, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026 That growth depends on employers choosing to hire and invest here. — Stuart Loren, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026 One August survey of employers found average plans are projected to rise next year by more than 8 percent. — Rachel Cohen Booth, Vox, 30 Oct. 2026 This behavior is starting to drive up the cost of coverage for both employers and individuals. — Lindsey Murtagh, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026 Amazon is just one of several employers, including tech firms Microsoft, Cisco, and IBM, that have pledged through the government’s Youth Guarantee initiative to create more jobs for young Britons. — Kristen Parisi, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 Both established procedures for workers to report harassment and hold employers accountable under binding agreements. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

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Noun

According to a fiscal 2026 salary survey by the Maryland Association of Counties, Walker’s current salary ranks sixth among county administrators and managers in Maryland.

— Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026
Yet internal records show administrators had met weeks earlier to plan for the controversy, predicting both the locker room privacy concerns and the parent outrage over cut players.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of administrators

Noun

As technology companies become increasingly valuable, executives are facing greater scrutiny over how that wealth should benefit the public.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Regardless, executives should think carefully and consult with an attorney before signing a release agreement, even if just to learn more about the terms in the agreement and what terms might be worth negotiating.

— David Sanford, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of executives

Noun

The hyperscalers and the bitcoin managers turned data center builders could suffer if the Dems score a landslide.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
Related Stories These awards aim to help emerging talent be discovered by agents, managers, producers, executives and other industry leaders seeking new voices.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of managers

Noun

Establish a panel of coaches, athletic directors and players to determine a reasonable figure and all athletes being paid will receive that amount.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
That was the part that took a bit of trial and error, with the team going through 64 players, five coaches, three general managers/sporting directors and two controlling ownership groups since its founding.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of directors

Noun

In total, supervisors found that Sguros did not respond or responded inadequately to calls for service on four separate dates in 2024.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
At the supervisors’ meeting, Lorraine Pedrotti, who owns property south of Centerville Beach, said the county has done a poor job communicating with nearby landowners.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervisors

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Our conversation is also perfectly timed to Mohammed’s latest role in George Kay’s slick, sexy War, which landed a two-season order from Sky bosses.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
Instead, agency bosses allowed the company to restart operations without consequence.

— Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026

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