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a person or company that has people who do work for wages or a salary; a person or company that has employees
It was the employer's responsibility to improve workplace safety. Your travel expenses should be paid for by your employer.
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Recent Examples of employers
On Sunday, Paul noted that most employers have a code of conduct that could trigger dismissal when employees violate it.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
In many small communities, hospitals are among the largest employers and economic drivers.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 Sep. 2025
Kirk's assassination has sparked a slew of free speech debates, leading some employers to terminate workers over their comments, as well as Representative Nancy Mace, a South Carolina Republican, pushing to censure Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota on the matter.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
This may result in few citations to employers in high-risk sectors, however, it shifts risk management to contracts, insurance and internal safety programs.
—Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
And at home, some graduates are finding their experience abroad is raising red flags with employers, who are increasingly casting a suspicious eye over graduates trained at foreign universities worldwide.
—Joyce Jiang, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
This is at least the second worker in Wisconsin to be fired for posting comments deemed inflammatory by employers.
—Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
In many small communities, hospitals are among the largest employers and economic drivers.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 Sep. 2025
Kirk's assassination has sparked a slew of free speech debates, leading some employers to terminate workers over their comments, as well as Representative Nancy Mace, a South Carolina Republican, pushing to censure Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota on the matter.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
This may result in few citations to employers in high-risk sectors, however, it shifts risk management to contracts, insurance and internal safety programs.
—Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
And at home, some graduates are finding their experience abroad is raising red flags with employers, who are increasingly casting a suspicious eye over graduates trained at foreign universities worldwide.
—Joyce Jiang, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
This is at least the second worker in Wisconsin to be fired for posting comments deemed inflammatory by employers.
—Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employers
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An investigation was launched after victims at Fieldstone Middle School reported to their school resource officer and school administrators that they were being coerced online.—
Nancy Cutler,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Schools increased tuition for those kids—by 2012, in-state students were paying for almost half their education, on average—but administrators didn’t want to go too far and provoke the ire of lawmakers who’d hear about it from their constituents.—
Jeffrey Selingo,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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As world leaders, business executives, and policy makers prepare to gather for Climate Week NYC's official programming, activists are demanding more aggressive action from those with the greatest economic and political power.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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CrowdStrike executives also had positive things to say about other key metrics such as free cash flow (FCF) margins.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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Another issue, according to some large investment fund managers, is that investors’ concern.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Jones said of her managers' directives.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Paige Tortorelli,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
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Biglari, who had purchased a 7% stake in the chain in 2007, became the company’s third-largest shareholder, owning more shares than all of Steak ‘n Shake’s then executive officers and directors combined.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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People who aren't getting in the rooms, aren't in the doors as actors, directors, writers.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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In internal meetings, Flores said, leaders urged top supervisors to maintain silence and rally around Bianco, who publicly mocked the investigation as a political stunt.—
Christopher Damien,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Corpus is also accused of engaging in an inappropriate relationship with her former chief of staff Victor Aenlle, who was fired by the board of supervisors last year.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Dan Gilroy Emmy-winning Andor writer Dan Gilroy penned an op-ed for Deadline in support of Kimmel while also saving some empathy for his Disney bosses.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
20 Sep. 2025
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Another of her bosses told her not to leave a paper trail about a detainee’s overdose.—
Christopher Damien,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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His two surviving children, daughters Shauna and Amy Redford, and his grandchildren are all seen as potential stewards of the family's artistic and environmental legacy.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Another large topic broached in the sit-down interview was the ethics and morals that inform ChatGPT and its stewards.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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Despite the poor fiscal policy scores for the governors, Edwards expressed confidence that a governor would be better than someone already ensconced in Washington.—
Taylor Millard,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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A number of candidates have reportedly been named as possible successors to Powell, including Fed governors Bowman, Waller and Philip Jefferson, White House economist Kevin Hassett and former Fed governor Kevin Warsh.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Employers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employers. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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