Thesaurus results for HIGHER-UPS

higher-ups

noun

plural of higher-up

as in executives

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Noun

In a meeting with media executives last month, Pezeshkian said preserving national unity and cohesion is Iran’s top priority under current circumstances.

— Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
There’s a lot of grassroots industry enthusiasm, rampant speculation in news reports, and positive prognosis by C-Suite executives.

— Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of executives

Noun

Superintendents, charter school leaders, private school administrators, college presidents, business executives, and workforce leaders must be willing to see one another differently.

— Gennaro Piraino, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The change has coincided with more distrust of the page’s administrators who are tasked with maintaining a productive and civil dialogue on the site.

— William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of administrators

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Jozef, still a seminarian who had entered the congregation and taken the name Damien only three years earlier, bypassed his immediate superiors and petitioned the higher orders in Paris to be allowed to take his place.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
For example, women athletes are routinely portrayed as emotional, powerless, and reliant on their coaches or superiors, resulting in their infantilization, all while their men athlete counterparts are framed as rational and confident.

— Lindsey Darvin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of superiors

Noun

Other loadouts support cargo delivery or counter-drone missions, allowing commanders to tailor the aircraft before deployment instead of relying on separate platforms.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
That sentiment, a circle of solidarity, is meant to be echoed in the formation of the samurai commanders.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 17 July 2026

Definition of commanders

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Rohlfing has also pledged to strengthen core county services, including public safety, infrastructure and public works, while promoting a more business-friendly environment to attract and retain employers.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
And now, employers are increasingly insisting on hybrid schedules or even a full-time return to the office.

— Scott Neuman, NPR, 24 July 2026

Definition of employers

Noun

The reality is, whether his bosses at the Spanish Football Federation knew it or not, De la Fuente’s profile fit that of other successful international coaches.

— Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
By the mid-nineteenth century the Hawaiian throne, and the British, were both losing power as the growing cartel of US plantation bosses aggressively sought sway.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

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