boss:

(plural: ‘bosses‘)

Apart from several other meanings/definitions …

Ann Moore, the boss of Time Magazine

an informal word for the head, master, employer, especially a supervisor, etc., of an office or establishment who has complete control over others; the chief;

the leader of a political organisation, especially a banned political organisation;

the leader or head of a gang of thieves, smugglers, bootleggers, mafia, etc.,

Dawood Ibrahim, the boss of the Mumbai criminal gangs, India

e.g.

Most employees try their best to impress their boss, but the boss can make out who is a good employee and who is not.

The opposition political bosses are planning a big demonstration over price rise to cause trouble to the government.

Roberto started his life as a petty thief at markets and gradually grew to be the boss of a gang of criminals by bribing the law enforcement officers and pimping the local politicians.

‘Boss’, always with a capital “B”, is often found in the names of people, e.g. John Boss, Terry Boss, Martha Boss, etc. and the name ‘Boss’, always with a capital “B”, is also used for a popular perfume.
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