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

Meanwhile, the show’s music supervisor, Nancy Severinsen, is working to clear the rights for the songs, which, as Chew explains, doesn’t always work.

— Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026
Cheng said at the time that she was told by her supervisor that employees of the Journal should not be seen as advocating for press freedom in a place like Hong Kong given a potential conflict of interest.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of supervisor

Noun

If a manager requests an update while someone at home needs help, don’t try to satisfy both through vague reassurance.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026
That page also outlines how the agency helped emergency managers assess the damage in New York City just after the attacks and discusses some of the ways NASA has honored 9/11 victims and their families over the years.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of manager

Noun

Neyestani was alarmed, fearing wider strikes, and urged the principal to cancel classes and call parents to come collect their children, Barani said, according to what she was told by other staffers.

— Amir Vahdat, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The family crossed the historic institution’s School Yard, a cobblestoned quad with a statue of King Henry VI, who founded the school in 1440, at its center before being met by the school’s principal Simon Henderson and provost Nicholas Coleridge.

— Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of principal

Noun

Roy Ring, production superintendent for the 583rd Missile Maintenance Squadron, said crews have maintained these systems for decades.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
An earlier version of this story misspelled the name of the Lee’s Summit school district’s assistant superintendent of business services.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of superintendent

Noun

Federal auditors and court rulings have spotlighted LAHSA’s financial and data weaknesses, prompting a nationwide search for new overseers of the region’s federal homeless funding, data systems and housing placements.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
A lot is at stake for Weiss, Bilton, CBS News and corporate overseers at Paramount Skydance as the show moves toward what may be its most unusual season yet.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of overseer

Noun

Nobody seems to work much, though, the employees are consumed by gossip, crushes, and confusion about their coworkers, superiors, and others who lurk in their building.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
This subterfuge makes sense, since what these people reveal implicates their superiors.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of superior

Noun

Ahead of being presented with the award, the animation boss sat down with Deadline to talk about his work, and tease some of what’s next.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
Bertrand is a hands-on boss, and even when relaxing by the pool or doing a little skeet shooting, a worried one.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of boss

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