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boss

(b/A/s )

a person who exercises control over workers(noun.person)

Synonym:
chief, foreman, gaffer, honcho

source: wordnet30
a person responsible for hiring workers(noun.person)

Example:
The boss hired three more men for the new job.

Synonym:
hirer

source: wordnet30
a person who exercises control and makes decisions(noun.person)

Example:
He is his own boss now.

source: wordnet30
a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments(noun.person)

Example:
Party bosses have a reputation for corruption.

Synonym:
party boss, political boss

source: wordnet30
a circular rounded projection or protuberance(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
knob

source: wordnet30
Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.(noun)

source: webster1913
A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator.(noun)

source: webster1913

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