Thesaurus results for COMMISSIONERS

commissioners

noun

plural of commissioner

as in supervisors

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Recent Examples of commissioners For months, a handful of county commissioners – most notably Chairman Anthony Rodriguez and fellow commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgens – blocked the center from coming up for a vote. — Jim Defede, CBS News, 21 June 2026 County staff briefings with commissioners, as well as commissioner discussions at the dais, could result in some property tax funds getting yanked from the deal’s final framework. — Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026 At the local level, Travis County will have two Democratic primaries for commissioners, Williamson County will have one Republican commissioner primary and Bastrop County will have one Republican and one Democratic county judge primary. — Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026

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Noun

Sonoma County supervisors on Tuesday issued an emergency proclamation ahead of the developing El Niño season that is predicted to cause heavy rain during the winter.

— Senior Editor, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Starting in the pandemic, supervisors were told to focus on individual deliverables.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervisors

Noun

This would give local managers greater flexibility to address wildfire risk, forest health, watersheds, timber production and local economic conditions.

— Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
The next day, a league task force of team presidents and general managers discussed transgender eligibility but established no new standard.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of managers

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Thousands of actors, directors, writers and producers signed a letter protesting the deal.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Despite top-tier directors including Robert King, Ron Underwood and John Dahl, there’s a visual blandness throughout.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of directors

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Advertisement The resolution is not legally binding, and faculty governing boards are not required to replace administrators because of a no-confidence resolution.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
The petition asked for school administrators to remove the students from the football team and expel them from Timberline.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of administrators

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Union County Public Schools has had four permanent superintendents since 2000, and current Superintendent Andrew Houlihan has led the district since 2016.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026
In a message to District 118 families Thursday, interim co-superintendents Todd Leden and Brian Wegley said Anderlik has been placed on administrative leave and is barred from entering district property or contacting students.

— Mick Zawislak, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of superintendents

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Despite the current challenges, executives remain bullish on the channel.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Several Japanese nationals, including executives at top Japanese firms, were reportedly detained in August over alleged violations of dual-use goods export restrictions.

— Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of executives

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Short lived acquisition Once seen as a blueprint for Chinese startups seeking global reach, Manus has become a cautionary tale for companies squeezed between regulators in Beijing and Washington.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Liz has written a lot about the panic in private credit being overblown, but there are some real questions about the quality of its loans — from regulators, not just us in the press.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of regulators

Noun

These innovations may reduce the number of bureaucrats autocrats need.

— Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
At the same time, some critics worried that the Obama-era guidance had gone too far, tasking college bureaucrats with investigating criminal allegations and diluting due process.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

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