straw boss

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straw boss
Noun
  • God Bless you boss man, the Irsay family and all of Colts Nation.
    Lindsey Erdody, Axios, 21 May 2025
  • In this corner: Frank Costello, the big boss man of organized crime who helped this thing of theirs go from regional to a national syndicate.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The count does not include assistant chief immigration judges (ACIJ), who are courthouse supervisors and also have their own dockets.
    Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
  • At the time, Guilfoyle was working in the San Francisco district attorney's office while Newsom served on the board of supervisors.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • For example, when a manager gives feedback to a team member, Cisco's learning platform will combine that feedback with other data points, such as the employee's skills profile, to generate personalized learning recommendations.
    Kelly Jones, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Jerry Weintraub was Frank Sinatra’s manager, as well as a major Hollywood producer making big-budget movies.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Led by principal Amy Driggers-Janof, the firm specializes in residential architecture, building dream homes for clients across the varied landscape of the Pacific Northwest.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Already, the mother of the child who shot Zwerner has been sentenced to two years in prison for child neglect, the school board voted out the superintendent and the principal was reassigned to another school.
    Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In that role, Ruszkowski will oversee turnaround efforts in Fort Worth ISD, including directing or possibly overruling actions of the superintendent and other district leaders.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Darienne Driver-Hudson served as superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools during Sain's tenure as school board president.
    Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • And Hudnell confirms that his club would be happy to maintain any sort of memorial approved by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), the de facto overseer of all 2,200 miles.
    Grayson Haver Currin, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The trials were conducted by BAE Systems and the ship’s staff, and activity was monitored by SDA and Ministry of Defence naval architects and overseers.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Schiffl, the provost's spokesperson, says the nuns' social media presence is unbecoming of their order and that their superiors take a dim view of it.
    Esme Nicholson, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Clotworthy and then-partner Michael Fabila escaped the flow and went back to work for much of the next 24 hours blocking traffic on Highway 101, actions their CHP superiors said saved lives.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One man is taking a stand against his boss, who doesn't respect his boundaries outside of work hours.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Former Middlesbrough boss Carrick is highly regarded too, and — like O’Neil — is out of work at present.
    David Ornstein, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Straw boss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straw%20boss. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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