Definition of straw boss in English:

straw boss

noun

North American informal

A junior supervisor with some responsibility but little authority.
〈北美，非正式〉助理工头（尤指负点责但权力很小的工人）
Example sentencesExamples
- He was assigned to "picking", then to "dragging", and then he was promoted to straw boss and told to supervise the other workers.
- Is this man a straw boss or just a smart political operator?
- But a congressional straw boss said incredibly that he would only allow the alleged correction as part of yet another big tax cut with more goodies for the serious income brackets.
- He was a weaving-room straw boss at the cotton mill - a job which had been offered to my father because my mother's family owned enough shares in the company to snag him a supervisory position.
- What piquantly captured the imagination of each, from competitor to consumer to straw boss to newly outsourced consultant, was how all-inclusive the bench warrant was.
Synonyms
supervisor, overseer, superintendent, manager, boss, team leader, line manager, controller

Definition of straw boss in US English:

straw boss

noun

North American informal

A junior supervisor, especially a worker who has some responsibility but little authority.
〈北美，非正式〉助理工头（尤指负点责但权力很小的工人）
Example sentencesExamples
- He was a weaving-room straw boss at the cotton mill - a job which had been offered to my father because my mother's family owned enough shares in the company to snag him a supervisory position.
- He was assigned to "picking", then to "dragging", and then he was promoted to straw boss and told to supervise the other workers.
- What piquantly captured the imagination of each, from competitor to consumer to straw boss to newly outsourced consultant, was how all-inclusive the bench warrant was.
- But a congressional straw boss said incredibly that he would only allow the alleged correction as part of yet another big tax cut with more goodies for the serious income brackets.
- Is this man a straw boss or just a smart political operator?
Synonyms
supervisor, overseer, superintendent, manager, boss, team leader, line manager, controller

词汇	straw boss
释义	Definition of straw boss in English: straw boss noun North American informal A junior supervisor with some responsibility but little authority. 〈北美，非正式〉助理工头（尤指负点责但权力很小的工人） Example sentencesExamples He was assigned to "picking", then to "dragging", and then he was promoted to straw boss and told to supervise the other workers. Is this man a straw boss or just a smart political operator? But a congressional straw boss said incredibly that he would only allow the alleged correction as part of yet another big tax cut with more goodies for the serious income brackets. He was a weaving-room straw boss at the cotton mill - a job which had been offered to my father because my mother's family owned enough shares in the company to snag him a supervisory position. What piquantly captured the imagination of each, from competitor to consumer to straw boss to newly outsourced consultant, was how all-inclusive the bench warrant was. Synonyms supervisor, overseer, superintendent, manager, boss, team leader, line manager, controller Definition of straw boss in US English: straw boss noun North American informal A junior supervisor, especially a worker who has some responsibility but little authority. 〈北美，非正式〉助理工头（尤指负点责但权力很小的工人） Example sentencesExamples He was a weaving-room straw boss at the cotton mill - a job which had been offered to my father because my mother's family owned enough shares in the company to snag him a supervisory position. He was assigned to "picking", then to "dragging", and then he was promoted to straw boss and told to supervise the other workers. What piquantly captured the imagination of each, from competitor to consumer to straw boss to newly outsourced consultant, was how all-inclusive the bench warrant was. But a congressional straw boss said incredibly that he would only allow the alleged correction as part of yet another big tax cut with more goodies for the serious income brackets. Is this man a straw boss or just a smart political operator? Synonyms supervisor, overseer, superintendent, manager, boss, team leader, line manager, controller
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