bosses

NOUN

management

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administration authority board executive

STRONG

brass directorate directors employers execs executives head mainframe upstairs

WEAK

executive suite front office micro management person upstairs top brass

Antonyms

WEAK

employees mismanagement

Example Sentences

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Police bosses admitted not arresting Calocane had been a "serious and systemic and operational failure".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“This is basically a worst-case scenario,” the inspector reported back to her bosses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Pit bosses scrambled to secure chips and dice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

On the one hand, there were Pratt supporters who thought their ideas would get them in trouble with friends or bosses.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

“So did her bosses here in London,” the Colonel says.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin