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 Amazon and Microsoft, two of the largest employers in Washington, have both announced several rounds of mass layoffs in recent years. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 As more employers publish pay ranges and more states require salary disclosures in job postings, employees have access to information that was once difficult to find. — Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Artificial Intelligence has become part of routine business operations, as employers across most industries use AI for tasks ranging from drafting emails to answering customers’ calls. — Murugan Anandarajan, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026 So far this year, employers are adding 61,000 jobs a month, up from 9,700 in 2025, the weakest outside a recession since 2002. — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 These areas continue to attract employers, manufacturers, healthcare providers, retailers and new housing. — Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Businesses that will be there include major Dallas-Fort Worth area employers such as Bell Textron, Lockheed Martin, John Peter Smith Health Network, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, AT&T and Kroger. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026

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Noun

The group of students listed FIU president Jeanette Nuñez, Board of Trustees Chair Carlos Durat, and three other university administrators as defendants.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Licata and other administrators started the day at the district’s bus barn, voicing excitement and assurance that operations would be orderly for students’ return to the classroom.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of administrators

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Financial firms are now gearing up to jump into the market in a different way, as executives like Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and KKR's Waldemar Szlezak see AI equipment attaining familiar money-making characteristics.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
Advisors and travel executives attending Virtuoso Travel Week, which is being held this week in Las Vegas, have diverse opinions and experiences.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of executives

Noun

As a result, a new superintendent and board of managers were brought in, and changes were implemented immediately.

— Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Many broadcasting managers nationwide made a grave mistake in the last 20 years by deciding that expertise was not needed to report traffic.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of managers

Noun

The organization was disbanded by Taiwan's Interior Ministry in May for not holding elections for their directors in time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
McDonnell seemed to prize family connections over real-world experience, hiring her nephews to serve as directors and executive producers on various series.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of directors

Noun

Kim, 49, a member of San Francisco’s board of supervisors from 2011 to 2019, has touted her advocacy for California’s first $15 minimum wage and making the city’s community college tuition free, among other progressive causes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Researchers studied more than 350 frontline employees and their supervisors to understand what drives employees to voluntarily improve processes, solve problems and go beyond their job descriptions.

— Paula Ferrada, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of supervisors

Noun

Summary Many professionals discover their most impactful career lessons often come from demanding, even frustrating, bosses.

— Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
And American bosses were almost as skimpy with new employees, adding staff 77% below the post-Great Recession norm.

— Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2026

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