Thesaurus results for HIERARCH

hierarch

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Definition of hierarch

as in executive

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Recent Examples of hierarch Earlier this month, Cupich took part in the papal conclave that elected Prevost as pope on May 8, stunning many Catholic scholars and hierarchs who didn’t anticipate an American would be named pontiff. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025 His speech was criticized in a statement from the Antiochian, Bulgarian, Romanian, and Serbian American Orthodox hierarchs. — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025 His message on Monday was a confirmation from AI’s hierarch that the disruptors had been disrupted. — Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025 In the immediate aftermath of communism there was a flurry of revelations about collaboration between Russian hierarchs and the KGB, but soon the files snapped shut. — The Economist, 11 Aug. 2019 The affair follows a two-year-old drive by Archbishop Charles Thompson, the local hierarch, to make sure that Catholic teaching is observed in all the places under his purview. — Erasmus, The Economist, 14 July 2019 That paved the way for Archbishop Ieronymos to join the primate of the new Ukrainian church, Epifaniy, and many other Bartholomew-minded hierarchs at celebrations in Istanbul of the Ecumenical Patriarch’s personal feast-day on June 11th. — Erasmus, The Economist, 15 June 2019 Unfortunately the ability to communicate successfully across other barriers, whether geopolitical or simply personal, is currently eluding the Christians of the East, or at least their hierarchs. — Erasmus, The Economist, 15 June 2019

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The Boston Red Sox had sent ownership and front-office executives to settle the negotiation directly with the player, hoping relationship leverage would carry the economics.

— Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Bennett, a former Navy pilot who also worked as a healthcare executive, is a political newcomer.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of executive

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At a press conference on Monday NASA administrator Jared Isaacman said the space capsule will head to the International Space Station (ISS) on an uncrewed test flight as soon as December—a technical step back for the multi-billion-dollar initiative.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2026
The support page is meant for IT administrators, and mainly reiterates what Google already announced, including regular updates and security patches for ChromeOS through mid-2034.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

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Three astronauts - commander Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng - were the first three-person crew to fly in space for China's space program.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The Russian military has sought to weaponize Ukraine prisoners of war by forcing them to denounce their commanders, government and homeland in propaganda videos reaching new audiences in the age of social media.

— Yasmin Vossoughian, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2026

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As the floor general, Clark channeled that fire immediately into a furious 24-6 surge, leading a Fever attack that forced eight second-quarter turnovers and outscored the Aces 30-17 in the frame to grab a 48-43 halftime lead.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
The prime minister and chief of staff had picked the general to coordinate the military mission of flipping Hungary to the Allied side.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of general

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This will also be used to connect local systems to existing statewide infrastructure like the career passport, a digital tool designed to connect workers with employers based on their skills.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
But now tech giants like Microsoft, Meta and Google are turning to AI for a larger share of the code writing, and big employers like Amazon are shedding workers as spending on AI accelerates.

— Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of employer

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Shoppers filed a class action against the company in May, and its finance chief has said Amazon largely absorbed tariff costs rather than passing them on.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Shortly after multiple outlets broke the news, Tina Brown, the former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, reported that the offer was rescinded.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of chief

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More than 120 National Guard members were activated, part of roughly 400 statewide after the governor issued an emergency proclamation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
The former Republican governor of Massachusetts was hired in 2023 to succeed Mark Emmert, bringing to the job something the NCAA had come to value even more than knowledge of college athletics—experience navigating a divided government.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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