LEADMEN Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

leadmen

noun

plural of leadman

as in straw bosses

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Noun

Most introduced, nonnative plants do not become invasive, but those that do can cause significant, costly problems for landowners, communities, and land managers.

— Dr. Lauren Kurtz, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
Multiple sources told the Daily News that three managers at the Kingsbridge depot have been disciplined in connection with maintenance issues, a claim on which the MTA declined to comment.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of managers

Noun

District leaders used them to rethink instruction, align classroom practice with system supports, build capacity among school supervisors and principals, and clarify what students should know and be able to do.

— Michael Casserly, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Next is educating parents, principals and school boards on the changes.

— Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of principals

Noun

And there could be more pressure put on the supervisors of those crews to communicate and clear out on time.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Early voting in the primary election is well underway, and vote-by-mail ballots are arriving at supervisors of elections’ offices.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of supervisors

Noun

Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin has spoken publicly, including to CBS News, about disagreements with Pentagon leaders.

— Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Democratic leaders like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had hoped Vindman’s reputation and campaign war chest would help turn what election analysts had considered a solidly Republican seat into a more competitive race.

— Matt Brown, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaders

Noun

Abbott outlined the plan during a roundtable with law enforcement and school superintendents in Lubbock, emphasizing the need to better safeguard students and prevent dangerous offenders from returning to schools.

— Doug Myers, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Finding experienced project managers, superintendents, estimators and field leaders is often more difficult than finding additional work.

— Nikhil Chandankhede, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of superintendents

Noun

The miners were overwhelmingly Black, while their overseers were white men.

— Edward D. Melillo, Fortune, 27 July 2026
But in an outward show of IP confidence with almost no Hollywood precedent, Universal’s corporate overseers decided to allocate theme-park real estate for How to Train Your Dragon in Epic Universe.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Definition of overseers

Noun

If both parties are PLA members, superiors must step in to mediate the relationship breakdown, and the couple can only get a civil divorce with the military’s approval, which can result in a longer process.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Leo claimed that he was not allowed to call his own witnesses as part of an investigation, which ITN insiders dispute, even though all those interviewed were his superiors.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of superiors

Noun

The arrangement includes a new organization, to be overseen by a secretariat in Saudi Arabia, and regular meetings among the foreign and defense ministers of the three countries, along with their military chiefs.

— Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
Those details came from chiefs and warriors who once rode with Crazy Horse.

— John Lauritsen, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

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