straw boss

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for straw boss
Noun
  • 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
  • Theroux treasures every silly little turn his cocky boss man gets to take.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Know that prospective employers will do their best to talk to your immediate supervisor for a reference.
    Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Trotta showed a department directive signed by Burke, which instructed officers to notify a supervisor when contacted by an outside law enforcement agency.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The former New England Patriots general manager is the head coach of UNC's Tar Heels football team.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • On Friday, the manager revealed the reliever had suffered a setback.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Yes, their principal is backed by the same government credit as a standard Treasury.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Related Story Earlier this month, the Concordia Parish sheriff announced that will hold a sheriff’s sale for the shuttered mill, which owes approximately $32.5 million in principal, interest, and late charges to the Jefferson Financial Federal Credit Union and Greater Nevada Credit Union.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Last year, the state passed a law allowing parents, guardians or school superintendents to waive the 30-hour work week limit for 16- and 17-year-olds during the school year.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Richly paid superintendents often retire with multimillion-dollar lifetime pension benefits.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Sometime late Monday or early Tuesday, the Trump portrait by Colorado Springs artist Sarah Boardman was removed and put in storage with History Colorado, overseer of a state museum in Denver.
    Mead Gruver, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Old states break up, new ones form, independence from historical overseers is sought.
    Nick Miller, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The contract also maintains its unusual provision allowing Sanders to disclose any athletically related outside income to his superiors verbally, thus enabling him to follow NCAA bylaws while ensuring that no public paper trail is created for these earnings.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Your career trajectory could change after seeking advice from one of your superiors.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Xander is now her boss again in a different iteration ...
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • There are some optional bosses too, the Wither and the Warden.
    Issy van der Velde, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Straw boss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straw%20boss. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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