STRAW BOSSES Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

straw bosses

noun

plural of straw boss

as in leadmen

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Noun

When equity programs feel disconnected from business strategy or day-to-day workflows, managers treat them as optional compliance exercises rather than core leadership behaviors.

— Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Dale Morris, one of the leading names in the ranks of Nashville music managers, who helped build up superstar careers for the group Alabama and then Kenny Chesney nearly from scratch, died Friday at 89.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of managers

Noun

His company serves as a representative for songs when music supervisors look to place them in movies.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
El Dorado County supervisors took a step toward loosening controversial regulations on vacation properties like Airbnbs and Vrbo rentals on the county’s west slope.

— Haley Parsley August 20, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of supervisors

Noun

However, in what could be the first conversation between Ellison and Bonta since the AGs filed their now WGA joined antitrust action on July 13, there is hope on both sides that the principals can at least lower the temperature a tad.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2026
Ten campuses in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will have new principals this year.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of principals

Noun

The 40-member commission includes legislators, college presidents, superintendents, teachers’ union leaders, CBIA, and state officials, among others.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Courtney Bearsch, chief communications officer for the Indiana Department of Education, said Wednesday the DOE has been in contact with multiple superintendents and school leaders across the state over the past week.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of superintendents

Noun

The miners were overwhelmingly Black, while their overseers were white men.

— Edward D. Melillo, Fortune, 27 July 2026
But in an outward show of IP confidence with almost no Hollywood precedent, Universal’s corporate overseers decided to allocate theme-park real estate for How to Train Your Dragon in Epic Universe.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Definition of overseers

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Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin has spoken publicly, including to CBS News, about disagreements with Pentagon leaders.

— Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Democratic leaders like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had hoped Vindman’s reputation and campaign war chest would help turn what election analysts had considered a solidly Republican seat into a more competitive race.

— Matt Brown, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaders

Noun

If both parties are PLA members, superiors must step in to mediate the relationship breakdown, and the couple can only get a civil divorce with the military’s approval, which can result in a longer process.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Leo claimed that he was not allowed to call his own witnesses as part of an investigation, which ITN insiders dispute, even though all those interviewed were his superiors.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of superiors

Noun

As stewards of the nation’s economic policy and its financial markets, Treasury secretaries have often been forced to intervene in moments of crisis.

— Christopher Anstey, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Conversation stewards cultivate that soul by intentionally building trust and psychological safety.

— Alison Wood Brooks, Harvard Business Review, 17 Aug. 2026

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