hierarch

noun

Definition of hierarchnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hierarch
  1. executive
  2. administrator
  3. commander
  4. leader
  5. general
  6. employer
  7. chief
  8. governor
Noun
  • Organizers have held discussions around allowing overseas executives to participate virtually, Reuters reported last week, and The Wall Street Journal said that some executives are already canceling meetings.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Williams, a Democrat, works as a nonprofit executive for the Tarrant Area Food Bank.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of executive
Noun
  • Three days before the test, a hospital administrator from Southampton Hospital called to confirm the appointment and review the preparation instructions.
    — Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The coaches, administrators, staff and athletes will have no affiliation with our colleges and universities but instead will be employed by their respective professional leagues.
    — Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of administrator
Noun
  • The service is also working through practical challenges, including how drones will be deployed and maintained, how pilots will manage their workload, and how commanders can trust autonomous aircraft to behave predictably in complex environments.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The video shows Putin wearing military uniform and greeting senior Russian commanders.
    — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of commander
Noun
  • For at least a week, the Ukrainian leader has said his country has not received early warnings about ballistic missiles aimed at the capital.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The event has brought together around 200 founders, investors, sovereign wealth representatives and government leaders to discuss developments across AI, robotics and space.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of leader
Noun
  • In the episode on the 1993 timeline, the team intervenes when a general’s rebellious teen son is targeted by a dangerous former gang member.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Denzel Washington was to have starred in an ambitious Netflix movie centered on rebellious general Hannibal until its high cost squashed it.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of general
Noun
  • What employers are doing Kostka says there have recently been fewer health insurers in her area to choose from.
    — Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Torres threatened to expose the relationship to her employer.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of employer
Noun
  • At the same time, Meta and its AI chief Alexandr Wang have continued rolling out new foundation models and related updates at a speedy clip, including Muse Wonder, which was released last Monday.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
  • After laying off 6% of employees and bouncing both its content chief and head of feature films last week, Netflix reported its third straight quarter of slowing revenue growth Tuesday and acknowledged its stagnating viewership.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of chief
Noun
  • Protesters heard from Terri Pickens, the Democratic candidate for Idaho governor, and Melanie Folwell, the executive director of the organization that put Prop 1 on the ballot.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
  • While Republican Steve Hilton has spent months jackrabbiting around California during his long-shot bid for governor, Democratic front runner Xavier Becerra just recently emerged from quasi hibernation and stepped into political daylight.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of governor

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