higher-ups

noun

Definition of higher-upsnext
plural of higher-up
as in executives

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  1. administrators
  2. employers
  3. directors
  4. supervisors
  5. managers
  6. leaders
  7. principals
Noun
  • Earlier this year, two teenagers filed a class-action lawsuit against a Kentucky youth detention center and its administrators, claiming that they were subjected to oppressive isolation, denied basic hygiene, showers, and medications, and forced to listen to a toddler song.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • With fewer ships, administrators also increased the fees that shippers are charged to reserve slots to use the canal.
    Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of administrators
Noun
  • Lawmakers considered a bill that would ban employers from running unnecessary credit checks on prospective employees.
    Christina Lengyel | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Shanghai authorities plan to establish a centralized list of employers offering such positions and incorporate these roles into public employment services.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of employers
Noun
  • The board approved the deal upon the recommendation of a special committee of independent directors that conducted a review of the transaction proposal submitted earlier this year.
    David Moin, WWD, 24 Dec. 2024
  • There's also multiple directors, there's a showrunner.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of directors
Noun
  • White workers with a bachelor’s degree are more likely to be lawyers, judges, supervisors of sales workers, or chief executives.
    Michael Collins, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • That's the same reasoning county supervisors gave for changing the agreement in the first place.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of supervisors
Noun
  • Beyond jolly attitudes among fund managers and other market participants, the phenomenon traces back to low trading volume and a lack of potentially harmful economic and earnings reports, though jolly attitudes among investors.
    Derek Saul, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But far more significant is the fact that football, essentially, actively discourages managers to switch off.
    Rory Smith, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of managers
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  • In the days after a 15-year-old girl shot and killed another student and a teacher, and wounded six others before taking her own life, faith and community leaders across southern Wisconsin have joined hands and hearts with crowds of people who are heavy with grief, fear and uncertainty.
    Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But how can these leaders change that situation and get the best out of their AI strategies, with all employees on board?
    Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of leaders
Noun
  • Other founding principals include fellow academicians Andrei Shleifer and Robert Vishny.
    Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In Vietnam, a global fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) brand worked with local school principals and health workers to promote hygiene practices, integrating these efforts into community health campaigns.
    Aman Gupta, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of principals
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