boss¹ /bos/ (informal)

1. A chief or leader
2. A master, employer, manager or foreman
3. The person who pulls the wires in political intrigues

1. Chief
2. Excellent

1. To manage or control
2. To domineer over (sometimes with about or around)

bossˈily adverb

bossˈiness noun

bossˈism noun (US)

The domination of a political party by bosses

bossˈy adjective

Disagreeably domineering

boss cocky noun (Aust informal)

A boss

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