honcho

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Or elevate a single man as head honcho?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Sargeant held meetings with General Manuel Quevedo, a military honcho who Maduro had put in charge of his fledgling oil industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

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

“I’m the head honcho, mister. I don’t have to tell you what I’m gonna do.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy