STRAW BOSS Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

straw boss

noun

Definition of straw boss

as in boss man

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Noun

God Bless you boss man, the Irsay family and all of Colts Nation.

— Lindsey Erdody, Axios, 21 May 2025
Theroux treasures every silly little turn his cocky boss man gets to take.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025

Definition of boss man

Noun

Residents should contact their supervisor of elections for optional days of early voting specific to counties.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
County supervisors of elections also reported Monday that more than 2,200 ballots have already been returned, mostly from voters in the military and overseas.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of supervisor

Noun

The deal, which Lago and the city manager worked on for years, is a renewal of a previous agreement and gives UM the ability to plan for more students, new housing and other buildings on its growing campus, including potentially a new hospital.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
In 2020 a 9-carat diamond was found by an Arkansas bank manager, and in 2024 a French man unearthed a 7-carat diamond.

— LAURA TURBAY, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of manager

Noun

Michael Poore is a nearly 40-year veteran of public education and the former superintendent of the Little Rock and Bentonville school districts.

— Michael Poore Special to the Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
In the 1st District, Jesse Ortiz is a Woodland native, longtime Woodland Community College professor and a former superintendent for Yolo County schools.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of superintendent

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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
Monticello’s former chief overseer later claimed that Jefferson had arranged for Harriet’s departure, giving her spending money and stage-coach fare to Philadelphia.

— Andrew Lawler, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of overseer

Noun

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
Throughout the film, Agent Miller refuses to abandon the investigation, even after being discouraged from following the case by her superiors who felt as though there wasn’t enough evidence pointing to Kaczynski.

— Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

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