LEADMEN Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

leadmen

noun

plural of leadman

as in straw bosses

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Noun

This would give local managers greater flexibility to address wildfire risk, forest health, watersheds, timber production and local economic conditions.

— Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
The next day, a league task force of team presidents and general managers discussed transgender eligibility but established no new standard.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of managers

Noun

Fellow cofounder Lawrence Lurhing bought him out and promoted longtime staffers Donald Johnson Montenegro and Lauren Wittels to principals.

— News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026
Carnegie Mellon University is coming to Miami with the launch of a new campus in Wynwood, backed by billions in support from hedge fund executive and philanthropist Ken Griffin, the deal’s principals told the Miami Herald in an exclusive interview.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of principals

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Sonoma County supervisors on Tuesday issued an emergency proclamation ahead of the developing El Niño season that is predicted to cause heavy rain during the winter.

— Senior Editor, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Starting in the pandemic, supervisors were told to focus on individual deliverables.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervisors

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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

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Union County Public Schools has had four permanent superintendents since 2000, and current Superintendent Andrew Houlihan has led the district since 2016.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026
In a message to District 118 families Thursday, interim co-superintendents Todd Leden and Brian Wegley said Anderlik has been placed on administrative leave and is barred from entering district property or contacting students.

— Mick Zawislak, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of superintendents

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Sacramento City Unified School District’s multiyear projections to address its fiscal crisis relied on revenue assumptions that alarmed fiscal overseers.

— Chaewon Chung Updated October 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Now, our narrow-minded and hard-hearted lawmakers and education overseers do not want undocumented students in Florida to get a college education.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of overseers

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But after Dougan raised the concerns, the lawsuit says, his superiors took disciplinary action against him.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
Reuveni, who had been promoted to serve as the acting deputy director for the Office of Immigration Litigation, warned his superiors that the government might be in violation of the court order.

— Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of superiors

Noun

The South's joint chiefs said Saturday the military stepped up surveillance and vigilance for possible further launches from the North and was closely sharing information with the United States and Japan.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
The news of film chiefs’ imminent exit comes as Paramount Skydance prepares for its landmark $111 billion merger with Warner Bros.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

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