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{
"term": "boss",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a person who is in charge of other people at work and tells them what to do",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'll ask my boss if I can have the day off."
},
{
"text": "I like being **my own boss** *(= working for myself and making my own decisions)*."
},
{
"text": "Who's the boss *(= who's in control)* in this house?"
},
{
"text": "He thinks he's impressing the boss by working through lunch."
},
{
"text": "He accused his former boss of being arrogant."
}
],
"topics": ["People in society", "Working life", "Jobs", "Business"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "company", "crime"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a person who is in charge of a large organization",
"labels": "(informal)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the new boss at IBM"
},
{
"text": "Hospital bosses protested at the decision."
},
{
"text": "Council bosses have agreed to meet a handful of homeowners today."
},
{
"text": "He's a notorious crime boss."
},
{
"text": "The Renault team boss later apologized for his comments."
},
{
"text": "There's been criticism of bonuses paid to top oil company bosses."
}
],
"topics": ["People in society", "Jobs", "Business"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "company", "crime"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to make it clear to somebody that you have more power and authority than they have",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/bɒs/",
"audio": "bo/boss/boss__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/bɔːs/",
"audio": "bo/boss/boss__us_8.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "early 19th cent. (originally US): from Dutch baas ‘master’."
}