{
    "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’."
}