new broomnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌnjuː ˈbruːm/us/ˌnuː ˈbruːm/someone who has just started to work for an organization and intends to make a lot of changes:
The new broom was supposed to improve the way the department is managed, but things have been worse than ever since she arrived.
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Employees & colleagues
- acquihire
- appointee
- associate
- career woman
- co-worker
- colleague
- hire
- hireling
- homeworker
- incumbent
- mate
- new blood
- operative
- payroll
- shadow
- staffer
- underling
- wage earner
- worker
- working man/woman/person
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