hierarchs

noun

plural of hierarch
as in leaders

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  1. leaders
  2. executives
  3. administrators
  4. generals
  5. directors
  6. governors
  7. commanders
  8. employers
Noun
  • Israeli leaders have said little about the unprecedented death toll in Gaza, the humanitarian catastrophe and the lack of reconstruction.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Lawyers for victims’ relatives claim that a group of extremist religious leaders in Saudi Arabia aided the hijackers.
    — Tom Winter, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaders
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Would an army with excellent captains and mediocre generals be better than one with a brilliant general and crummy captains?
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of generals
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • To stagger the terms, governors in those three branches were elected this year to one-, two- or three-year terms, with the process reverting to the standard one-governor-per-branch, three-year cycle in 2027.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 June 2026
  • Although other Democratic governors and public health leaders have openly criticized the federal government, few have been as outspoken as Newsom, who is considering a run for president in 2028 and is in his second and final term as governor.
    — Angela Hart, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of governors
Noun
  • The move comes as British counter-terrorism police investigate suspicious activity near the Royal Air Force station and amid reports that US commanders received new information about a possible threat involving Iran.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Last month, a court in The Hague, Netherlands, found former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three other former Kosovo Liberation Army commanders guilty of war crimes committed during the 1998-99 war for independence from Serbia.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of commanders
Noun
  • At Will Does Not Answer Every Question California’s at-will rule gives employers broad room to make personnel decisions, including decisions an employee may consider abrupt or poorly reasoned.
    — William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Economists expected employers to have added 84,000 jobs last month.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of employers
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