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  • n  a person who exercises control over workers

  • But ex-Goldman Sachs honcho Jon Corzine put $34 million of his own money into all the right pockets.
  • Unlike the wild shoot-out in Pakistan that preceded the capture in September of another al-Qaeda honcho, Ramzi Binalshibh, Mohammed's capture went quietly.
  • Asked why Bush took the risk, he responded, "Call and ask White House political honcho Ed Gillespie.
News & Articles

  • Vettel visited the office yesterday. It was a little awkward.
    Sebastian Vettel, who I believe is now officially the ruler of Canada after his performance on Sunday, stopped by Road & Track HQ in Ann Arbor with Red Bull Racing honcho Christian Horner. The fellas were nice enough to sit down with Krewson and Larry, and... Well, everyone sat together. More tomorrow. Possibly with talking!
    June 11, 2013 - Jalopnik
  • 'The Internship': Aasif Mandvi on the perks, quirks at Google HQ
    Aasif Mandvi is no Google honcho, but he does play one in the new Vince Vaughn-Owen Wilson comedy "The Internship," opening this week. In doing so, the 47-year-old actor and "Daily Show" correspondent got a first-hand look at the unique culture of the search engine giant, which allowed the production to spend two days filming at its campus in Mountain View, Calif.        
    June 6, 2013 - Los Angeles Times
Quotes

  • Josh Smith in USA Today
    That's crazy, man! I don't even think I can play because I fouled out,Atlanta's Josh Smith said. "David Stern is the head honcho, so if he says we've got to play another 51 seconds that's what we've got to play. Bottom line."
  • Robert Pickton in Toronto Star
    Later, Pickton said he'd "take the fall for everything." "The problem is, I'm the head honcho and you got me."
  • Visanthe Shiancoe in USA Today
    Sharp's going to be in the 'box.' And he's going to see me,Shiancoe said. "He likes to stick his nose in the run game. He orchestrates and manipulates that defense pretty well. He's the head honcho over there."

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