honcho
Example Sentences
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Finally, Mr. Reiner prevailed upon Norman Lear—once his boss on “All in the Family,” then the head honcho of Embassy Pictures—to provide backing.
U.S. public health head honcho Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., fired Monarez over disagreements in vaccine policy, saying she was not “trustworthy.”
From Salon
The tech honcho was caught on the kiss cam during a Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Boston, swaying with his company’s head of hiring.
From Salon
For decades, the lure of cartel cash has ensnared prosecutors, generals, mayors, governors — and even the country’s onetime top law enforcement honcho, Genaro García Luna, against whom Veytia testified in federal court in Brooklyn.
From Los Angeles Times
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s head honcho delivered half a minute of praise for Trump’s resilience, work ethic and other character traits that he very obviously doesn’t possess.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
