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head honcho

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Noun1.head honchohead honcho - an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish"
big cheese, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, big gun, big shot, big wheel
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
knocker - (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person
supremo - the most important person in an organization


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There's no imagination in the time-bending plot, either, with the exception of a brief stopover in an alternate reality where Frost reigns supreme as Christmas' head honcho.
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My counterargument is that much, if not most, of employees' trust in their organization streams from their belief in the head honcho.
It does matter by Pincus, J. David. / Communication World
So as the head honchos at Delphi, GM and Ford lament about the quandary they are in today and conduct regular meetings with UAW leaders trying to gain some sympathy, they need to place calls to their predecessors and thank them, too.
History bites back by Kelly, Kevin M. / Automotive Design & Production
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