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political boss

Variant of boss

noun

  1. a person in authority over employees, as an employer, a manager, or a foreman
  2. a person who controls a political machine or organization, as in a county

transitive verb

  1. to act as boss of
  2. Informal to order (a person) about; act bossy with

adjective

  1. Informal chief
  2. Slang excellent; fine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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