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- noun Plural form of
honcho .
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Examples
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The label honchos know this and take this into account when evaluating partners.
CNN.com 2009
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The label honchos know this and take this into account when evaluating partners.
CNET News.com 2009
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If one of these honchos is finally and indisputably found guilty of high crimes will they all tumble down after him — I hope so!
Think Progress » Another politically-motivated Cheney-authorized leak 2006
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There is little doubt among label honchos about Spotify's ability to attract a large following.
CNET News.com 2010
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Many label honchos were skeptical of the ad-supported model from the start.
CNET News.com 2009
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(Talking Heads), Pat Carney (Black Keys), Mike Watt (Minutemen/reunited Stooges), Noam Chomsky, guitar composer Glenn Branca, punk author Legs McNeil, rock photographer Bob Gruen, label honchos and regular Joes alike.
Paste Magazine 2010
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“Solving the credit crisis” isn’t the priority in D.C. – bailing out big banks so their owners can make good on lost stock and bond value and continue to be the big honchos is what D.C. cares about.
Matthew Yglesias » Jared Bernstein Explains the Connection Between Stimulus and Banking Rescue 2009
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In both cases, the honchos were allowed to get away and, thus, permitted to continue what they are doing.
"All the federales say they could have had him anyday...they only let him slip away" 2009
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They're not suggesting some "nefarious plot," but they're saying that it * doesn't make sense* to claim there will be implementation when military "honchos" themselves know * THAT THIS IS NOT HOW TO IMPLEMENT* a policy, not by studying it for a year.
Gay/Lesbian Forum 2010
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What if corporate honchos, politicos and other non-professionals decided to give up on education and stick their reforming noses into medicine instead?
Julie Woestehoff: What if the Fad Was Med Reform, not Ed Reform? Julie Woestehoff 2011
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