hierarchs

noun

plural of hierarch
as in leaders

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  1. leaders
  2. executives
  3. administrators
  4. generals
  5. directors
  6. governors
  7. commanders
  8. employers
Noun
  • Israeli leaders have said little about the unprecedented death toll in Gaza, the humanitarian catastrophe and the lack of reconstruction.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Lawyers for victims’ relatives claim that a group of extremist religious leaders in Saudi Arabia aided the hijackers.
    — Tom Winter, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaders
Noun
  • The list of senior executives did not answer the question of who would oversee the old Paramount and Warner Bros.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Economists and executives warned of thinning global oil buffers, with conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine piling pressure on the energy supply chain.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of executives
Noun
  • Advertisement The resolution is not legally binding, and faculty governing boards are not required to replace administrators because of a no-confidence resolution.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The petition asked for school administrators to remove the students from the football team and expel them from Timberline.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of administrators
Noun
  • Would an army with excellent captains and mediocre generals be better than one with a brilliant general and crummy captains?
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of generals
Noun
  • Thousands of actors, directors, writers and producers signed a letter protesting the deal.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Despite top-tier directors including Robert King, Ron Underwood and John Dahl, there’s a visual blandness throughout.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of directors
Noun
  • To stagger the terms, governors in those three branches were elected this year to one-, two- or three-year terms, with the process reverting to the standard one-governor-per-branch, three-year cycle in 2027.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 June 2026
  • Although other Democratic governors and public health leaders have openly criticized the federal government, few have been as outspoken as Newsom, who is considering a run for president in 2028 and is in his second and final term as governor.
    — Angela Hart, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of governors
Noun
  • The arrests triggered a major counterterrorism investigation into the security breach at the strategic installation, which serves as a central intelligence hub supporting American military commanders across Europe and Africa.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Human commanders are expected to designate authorized targets and establish mission parameters before launch.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of commanders
Noun
  • But employers also need to know whether their training works.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Other options include reducing the level of your contributions, although there is a minimum of 5% of pay for employees and 3% for employers.
    — Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of employers
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“Hierarchs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hierarchs. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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