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legmen

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plural of legman

as in subordinates

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Many Hindus today identify as Shaivas, Vaishnavas, or Shaktas, sectarian groups that, respectively, worship Shiva, Vishnu, or Shakti as supreme, with all other deities considered as manifestations or subordinates.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
The judge found that the three did, in fact, violate the charter, which states that council members may not interfere with appointments or removals in the city manager’s office, or give orders to the city manager’s subordinates.

— Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

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Raised by servants and educated by an uncle, Sade was a spoiled child with a temper and a taste for rebellion.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Protecting the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is essential to ensuring America can continue recruiting and retaining the public servants our communities depend on.

— Verna L. Williams, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of servants

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Today, the paper operates with about 50 full-time employees and freelancers, a major decline from years past when the staff was in the hundreds.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
The restaurant said employees who worked that day were vaccinated against the disease and being monitored.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of employees

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Giamatti makes Jerry ferocious but not monstruous, a man who certainly likes barking orders at various underlings but loves making good theater even more.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
One of Driscoll’s underlings, Deputy Undersecretary Dave Fitzgerald, is also leaving, The Wall Street Journal reported.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of underlings

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For example, an investor could search for cities in the Sunbelt, the Midwest or specialized college towns experiencing steady inbound migration of young professionals and hybrid workers.

— Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
According to new Gallup polling, 27% of US workers worry that technology will render their jobs obsolete, a new high.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of workers

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Did Penelope, Helen of Troy, Athena, Calypso, and the rest of the Greek gals and goddesses deserve to be more epic than the attractive but flattened handmaidens even IMAX couldn’t enhance?

— Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026
The handmaids’ crimson robes evolved into protest iconography around the world because the story captured fears about authoritarianism and gender more viscerally than overt political messaging ever could.

— Marc Adelman, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026

Definition of handmaidens

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Judy impulsively led a hundred disabled people into this federal building, many of whom went in without their attendants or their caregivers and then had to figure out how to survive in this building over this 30 days.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
The century-of-leather theme was carried out in the details, with a film tracing Montblanc’s history playing behind two attendants stationed with open Writing Traveler briefcases, while an oversize walk-in bag doubled as the night’s photo op.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

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