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honcho

[hon-choh] / ˈhɒn tʃoʊ /
NOUN
leader
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Its activist investing honcho, James Chadwick, once told a podcast his fund often gets involved at the prodding of a former insider or other person knowledgeable about a particular target company.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

Shortly after Martha Stewart's release from prison in 2005, she received a call from "Saturday Night Live's" head honcho, Lorne Michaels, inviting her to host the sketch comedy show.

From Salon Jan. 28, 2025

The band jumped over to the Sony Music label B1, whose head honcho is Wolfgang Boss - one of the first people to champion Clean Bandit back in the 2010s.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2024

Pecker’s testimony was completely confirmed later on in the trial by Cohen, though he came off as a far less credible witness than the National Enquirer honcho.

From Slate May 29, 2024

“Not in a million years. You just called the head honcho cheii. He’s gonna treat you like his grandchild.”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

The actually existing Mets were also midwifed by Gotham honchos.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

Friction ensued between Rees and private-credit honchos Ostrover and Lipschultz.

From Barron's Oct. 24, 2025

A culture gap and the disproportionate influence that India’s founding generation of company honchos still wield over their companies continue to stymie those wanting access to a $25 billion market.

From Seattle Times Jan. 29, 2024

The fanbase is hardly in need of more recruits, but the Swift economy is such an unstoppable machine that even the sport honchos cannot ignore it.

From BBC Oct. 1, 2023

Such extravagant fundraisers, often at the homes of Hollywood royalty or Silicon Valley tech honchos, largely paused during the early months of the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2022




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