boss

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1. a. An employer or a supervisor.
   b. One who makes decisions or exercises authority.
2. A professional politician who controls a party or a political machine.

1. To supervise or control. See Synonyms at supervise.
2. To give orders to, especially in an arrogant or domineering manner: bossing us around.

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1. A circular protuberance or knoblike swelling, as on the horns of certain animals.
2. A raised area used as ornamentation.
3. Architecture A raised ornament, such as one at the intersection of the ribs in a vaulted roof.
4. a. An enlarged part of a shaft to which another shaft is coupled or to which a wheel or gear is keyed.
   b. A hub, especially of a propeller.

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