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a person or company that has people who do work for wages or a salary; a person or company that has employees
It was the employer's responsibility to improve workplace safety. Your travel expenses should be paid for by your employer.
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Recent Examples of employer
The 12-year employee of Trump International Hotel Las Vegas was trying to get out the vote — not for her employer, former President Trump, but for his rival, Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
If your employer offers a 401(k) or 403(b) plan, contribute to it regularly.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Johnston insisted that expediting work authorization and matching migrants with employers was key to moving newcomers off city assistance.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
At Salesforce, one of the region’s largest employers, Black women currently make up 3.0% of their U.S. workforce, with 2.4% in leadership positions.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
If your employer offers a 401(k) or 403(b) plan, contribute to it regularly.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Johnston insisted that expediting work authorization and matching migrants with employers was key to moving newcomers off city assistance.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
At Salesforce, one of the region’s largest employers, Black women currently make up 3.0% of their U.S. workforce, with 2.4% in leadership positions.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for employer
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Rocco, a retired teacher and administrator for the district has been a board member for over nine years.Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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Causton’s baggage was not unusual for a young administrator of the period, a mixture of gifts and personal goods that might be traded.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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The filing also addresses the company's ongoing administrative proceedings with the SEC and the settlement of a lawsuit filed by a former executive.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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In District 10, Batra, a former Intel and IBM executive, also faced a rematch of sorts as the City Council appointed him to the vacant seat in 2023 over several candidates, including Casey.Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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My phone pings with an email from our building manager down in the city.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Fortunately, hiring managers have begun to learn that, and degree requirements have been dropping in many fields.Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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And he’s had no problem finding female military members to participate, including U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Tracy L. Smith, commanding general of the 63rd Readiness Division, who’ll provide the keynote address.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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In September, Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director general of the IAEA, spoke with officials about safety concerns at the site, which is the scene of artillery shelling that each side blames on the other.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Gallina: Being an IRO teaches you how to be a steward of value.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are both pitching themselves as the best steward of the future health of the U.S. economy.Rebecca Picciotto,Annie Nova, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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Venus at the top of your chart guarantees a warm reception with bosses and VIPs.Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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His short-sighted banishment of a legend — and an earner — like Dwight Manfredi to Tulsa was cited by the other bosses as a reason for his ouster.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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Part of that was likely due to city councils or boards of supervisors in certain municipalities and jurisdictions having different meeting schedules.Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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While working as the music supervisor on the 1978 film adaptation of The Wiz, Jones met Michael Jackson, and thus began his most fruitful collaboration.Justin Curto, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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But this also underscores the director’s challenge with the rest of the film.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Of the cast, Judy Greer stands out as the flustered but patient substitute pageant director and mom who learns to raise her voice in support of the kids the church wants to avoid and leave behind.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Employer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employer. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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