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 As large employers moved from employment guarantees to frequent downsizing during the 1980s and 1990s, ideas of loyalty became passé. — Matthew Bidwell, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 Only after reporters contacted their employers did the agencies spring into action. — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 When the Labor Department puts out the August jobs report next week, it’s expected to show that employers added another 65,000 jobs, according to a survey of forecasters by the data firm FactSet. — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Federal law requires employers to make sure employees are paying reasonable fees. — Teddy Amenabar, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2026 The top 500 employers, ranked based on these results, were named Brazil's Best Employers 2026. — Charlotte Hu, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 Not only are employers hiring at a slow pace, but employees are holding onto their positions longer, creating fewer opportunities and more competition for the roles that are available. — Courtney Connley-Hampton, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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Greenway's founders and advisers include tech executives, CEOs, a onetime Vermont secretary of education, a NASA engineer and current and former administrators from Harvard University, Dartmouth College, Tufts University and other schools.

— Jon Marcus, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Three months ago, Jimmy Morales was one of the most powerful administrators in local government, serving as a top deputy to Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

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The credit union’s board also approved one-time $50,000 bonuses last year for several SAFE executives for the work required to set the merger in motion, the documents say.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Sarah Rice | Bloomberg | Getty Images Technology executives have long pitched their products as a way to make the world better.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of executives

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Special programs include a focus on Korean actor Ahn Sung-ki, featuring six of his films with leading directors and actors discussing his work.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
Studios have contracts in place with AI protections for writers, directors and actors and are mindful about the concerns.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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