Meaning & use
head honcho
The person in charge of a group or organization; the most important leader.
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Everyone waited for the head honcho to arrive before starting the strategy meeting.
As the new head honcho, she reorganized the entire sales department within a month.
A note on using this word
Head honcho is informal and often humorous; it would sound out of place in a formal report.
Words with a similar meaning
bosschief
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