honcho
Example Sentences
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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.
The tech honcho was caught on the kiss cam during a Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Boston, swaying with his company’s head of hiring.
From Salon
He would be named head honcho simply because he is a great co-host.
From Los Angeles Times
New York Times reporting suggests, however, that her ego simply could not allow her to admit that she's not the head honcho of the House GOP.
From Salon
Oppenheimer, played by Cillian Murphy, saw the terror coming, and experienced his fair share of remorse; some of the movie’s most indelible scenes depict the Los Alamos honcho shuddering at what he hath wrought.
From Los Angeles Times
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