honcho
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Or elevate a single man as head honcho?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
Finally, Mr. Reiner prevailed upon Norman Lear—once his boss on “All in the Family,” then the head honcho of Embassy Pictures—to provide backing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
Shortly after Martha Stewart's release from prison in 2005, she received a call from "Saturday Night Live's" head honcho, Lorne Michaels, inviting her to host the sketch comedy show.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025
The band jumped over to the Sony Music label B1, whose head honcho is Wolfgang Boss - one of the first people to champion Clean Bandit back in the 2010s.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2024
“Not in a million years. You just called the head honcho cheii. He’s gonna treat you like his grandchild.”
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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