as in leaders
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
had a complaint and demanded to talk to the helmsman of this vast construction project, not some underling
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Continue reading … POLITICS TURNING TABLES – Speaker Johnson flips script on Dem leaders with staunch warning against gov shutdown.—
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Caño suggests encouraging daughters to think about fairness when leaders are chosen in schools or clubs.—
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For years after that, TCU alums who had served as Ranch Week foremen or queen would proudly include it on resumes, in professional biographies or when running for office.—
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The captains of both teams said earlier this week their players are feeling a lot of excitement over being able to play in front of a sitting president.—
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He was selected this season by his teammates as one of six team captains.—
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But being suspended because the President’s regulator leaned on your bosses?—
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Then, there’s easily a dozen or more items like plants, minerals, and literal trash that can be found on runs, mined from beating bosses, or farmed in the Crossroads.—
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Both masters of their craft from overseas, the two had very different styles of play and attitudes, all while trying to beat one another on the course.—
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Robert Evans found that masters who leased out male slaves in the antebellum South made annual profits between 9 and 17 percent.—
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These also told of subject Kushite chiefs who supplied the wood from acacia trees used to build vessels to ship blocks of Aswan stone northwards for the pharaoh’s pyramid.—
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And that became a critical point of failure for law enforcement chiefs looking to make the early apportionment of blame.—
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Making the succession more intriguing, Catz has been elevated to the board of directors with a previously unheard-of title, while founder Larry Ellison continues as chairman of the board and chief technology officer, but with duties that are by no means transparent.—
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But their access generally is limited to matters involving the board of directors, not day-to-day management decisions made by company executives.—
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Parenting teaches skills like listening, problem-solving, and patience—traits that also make for thoughtful and supportive managers.—
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Drug companies have no limits when setting prices for brand-name drugs, but the amount consumers pay depends on negotiations hashed out with insurers and pharmacy benefit managers.—
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“Helmsmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helmsmen. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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