straw boss

Definition of straw bossnext

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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 new rules were approved by the county's recreation and park commission last week, and they are scheduled to go before the board of supervisors for a vote in the next two months.
    James Taylor, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Jaime, who had on a yellow reflective vest and a helmet, held up his phone near his supervisor’s and, courtesy of the FarEye app, instantly received the coördinates for the packages—a total of forty-five—he’d be delivering.
    Henry Alford, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Resort manager Puspa, born in a small village on the east of Bali, can tell you everything there is to know about the local traditions, while farm manager Wayan’s passion for sustainable agriculture is infectious.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Harrison Bader connected against Walker Buehler for San Francisco's first home run this season and the Giants held off a late rally by the San Diego Padres to give rookie manager Tony Vitello his first victory, 3-2 on Monday night.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • And by the time the principal and interest are fully paid off, in 2048, public payments for the team will total slightly less than one and a half billion dollars.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Review how much the principal is, and how much interest and penalties will accumulate.
    Kat Tretina, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Licata officially appointed as FWISD’s acting superintendent The Board of Managers unanimously voted to confirm Licata as the school district’s superintendent.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
  • As the district seeks formal accreditation, Williams is proposing a quarterly status review led by the superintendent.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In other words, Doomsayers see a world of declining resources that needs overseers to divvy them up.
    Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Denver’s system also will be cut off from all other law enforcement agencies, and its overseers will create an invite-only sharing system with nearby law enforcement agencies that agree to abide by certain rules.
    Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The younger Altman was ousted in February 1998 for failing to tell his superiors about the existence of a controversial videotape that showed firefighters drinking beer and using racial slurs at a firehouse retirement party, the Tribune previously reported.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
  • All three had been asked by their superiors to replace the plates on their cars but refused, McNicholas said.
    Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The lawsuit noted that Fox News bosses criticized the network’s journalists for not considering the feelings of its pro-Trump audience following the election that sent Joe Biden to the White House.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Being the owner of something and being the boss of something obviously come with a lot of responsibility.
    Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Straw boss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straw%20boss. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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