straw boss

Definition of straw bossnext

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Noun
  • God Bless you boss man, the Irsay family and all of Colts Nation.
    Lindsey Erdody, Axios, 21 May 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • The lack of supervision of new workers on cases is also a problem, according to the DCF worker, who explained that many supervisors work remotely.
    Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Across North Carolina, the average hourly wage for Sheetz employees is about $14 per hour, $17 for supervisors and $23 for assistant managers.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Junior Caminero singled, and manager Kevin Cash took somewhat of a gamble by taking out his top slugger to Richie Palacios could pinch run.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Reds manager Terry Francona has appreciated his hitters’ early-game discipline.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But that confidence could harbor false hope, says Kelly Richardson, principal of Richardson Ober LLP, a California law firm known for offering community association advice, and a monthly contributing writer to the Southern California News Group.
    Amancai Biraben, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The principal at the Hyde Park school, Rosette Edinburg, has done an admirable job speaking to the news media about the deaths of her students.
    Jerald McNair, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Wendy Birhanzel, superintendent of Harrison School District 2 in Colorado, said her district has taken the approach recommended by Epstein, of focusing on the quality of homework while assigning less of it.
    Ariel Gilreath, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
  • In response to an inquiry about the search, the district directed the Star-Telegram to its superintendent search page that was updated on April 9.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Richards has pledged to work closely with Rikers’ new federal overseer, Nicholas Deml.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • In other words, Doomsayers see a world of declining resources that needs overseers to divvy them up.
    Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Though young missing-persons detective Dalia (May Calamawy) is earnest in her attempts to help, her superiors cast suspicion on Katie’s parents; eight years later, the girl is still missing, while the family has relocated to New Mexico.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Based on their own investigation, Brown’s team submitted an affidavit to their superiors at DOJ that did not make a strong enough case to move forward with what Olsen wanted.
    Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Menin has supported Wilson, Bottcher’s former chief of staff, who had his ex-boss’s blessing in the race.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • On behalf of everyone at Disney, on behalf of [new CEO] Josh [D’Amaro] and [Disney Entertainment, Studios, chairman] Alan Bergman and [FX boss] John Landgraf and Debra OConnell, our new head of Disney Entertainment Television.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Straw boss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straw%20boss. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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