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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
  • Business leaders can’t predict their way through today’s turbulent environment—and should stop trying.
    — Danny Vincent, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Evans walked into the 49ers locker room, with a lot of veteran leaders, and has fit in well.
    — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of leaders
Noun
  • Reputation work can involve sensitive information about executives, companies and disputes.
    — Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • For women executives, the playing field has opened, but is still not on a par with male executives, according to Cattaneo.
    — WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of executives
Noun
  • Dinnall said that closing schools will allow administrators to work on backup plans for nonessential technology tools, which include attendance reporting.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In state and local election offices, administrators are talking about the need to proactively educate the public about how prediction markets odds are not the same thing as a polls or vote counts.
    — Marc Levy, Fortune, 8 Sep. 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
  • Nicole Bell Head of Canada, YouTube Bell wasn’t surprised by the breakout box office for the YouTube-to-multiplex directors of Backrooms (Kane Parsons) and Obsession (Curry Barker).
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Since the attack, the defense minister, the military chief of staff, and the directors of military intelligence, the Mossad and the Shin Bet, have all either resigned, been ousted, or reached the end of their terms.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 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
  • Five categories of spies are described, and espionage is treated as essential to providing rulers and commanders with the foreknowledge needed to make informed strategic decisions.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Two deputy chiefs also retired earlier this year — one of them not voluntarily — leaving the department without its highest-ranking commanders.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of commanders
Noun
  • During President Joe Biden’s four years in office, employers added an average of nearly 329,000 jobs a month.
    — Melissa Goldin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Here's what a room full of employers had to say about ways to tackle the childcare shortage.
    — Marissa Meaor, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of employers
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