Overboss

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A boss of underbosses in a criminal organization.

    "But Buscetta neglected to inform his overboss about his extracurricular activity in crime."

Verb
  1. 1
    To micromanage.

    "Those who refuse to take responsibility argue that what ails people is that they are, or have been, overbossed, and not left enough on their own to develop their natural good nature."

Example

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"But Buscetta neglected to inform his overboss about his extracurricular activity in crime."

Etymology

From over- + boss.

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