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
  • The new policy, which went into effect in August, quickly sparked debate among parents, students, teachers and administrators.
    Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Other districts may start using it as early as elementary school, and sometimes administrators let students lead the whole initiative.
    Zoya Hasan, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of administrators
Noun
  • The fresh jobs data defied any such worries by presenting a rosy picture of the economy in which employers are hiring at a strong pace, a large share of people are staying on the job and wages are rising at a fast rate, analysts said.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Among many other benefits, making this change will encourage community colleges to become much more proactive in actually selling apprenticeship programs to employers.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of employers
Noun
  • Last year, women accounted for only 21 percent of cinematographers in the country, 26 percent of directors, 39 percent of screenwriters, but 65 percent of producers.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The board was shuffled to be more Altman-friendly and several directors who opposed him were forced out.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of directors
Noun
  • The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection also prohibits the use of contractors as aerial supervisors, a policy that was formalized this year but was in practice for a couple years before that, said Nick Schuler, deputy director of communications for Cal Fire.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Five supervisors may have worked a century ago, when the county’s population was around 500,000.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of supervisors
Noun
  • Seventy-four percent of Republican government managers and 79% of Democrats favor banning private ownership of guns.
    Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Instead of empowering employees to take action, executives/managers feel the need to oversee every decision.
    Chaitra Vedullapalli, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of managers
Noun
  • And business leaders have been clear that those costs will likely get passed directly to their customers.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The startup plans to release the AI agent as a research preview and through its application programming interface (API), OpenAI leaders reportedly told staff in a meeting Wednesday.
    Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of leaders
Noun
  • About Student of the Week High school students are nominated for Student of the Week by principals, teachers, youth organizations and others who work with teens.
    Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
  • High school principals, teachers, guidance counselors and district officials are invited to nominate students each week based on outstanding achievement or community service.
    Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of principals
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