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{{wiktionary|boss}} |
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'''Boss''' may refer to: |
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== Persons with the surname Boss == |
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* [[Hugo Boss (fashion designer)]] (1885–1948) |
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* [[Isaac Boss]] (born 1980), Irish rugby union player |
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* [[Kevin Boss]] (born 1984), American football tight end |
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* [[Lewis Boss]] (1846–1912), American astronomer |
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* [[Marcellus Boss]] (1901–1967), 5th Civilian Governor of Guam |
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* [[Medard Boss]] (1903–1990), Swiss psychoanalytic psychiatrist |
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* [[Terry Boss]] (born 1981), Puerto Rican association football goalkeeper |
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==Common nouns== |
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* [[Boss (architecture)]], a protruding stone, often decoratively carved |
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* The hub of a [[propeller]] |
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* [[Boss (crater)]], a lunar crater |
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* [[Boss (engineering)]], an engineering term for a protrusion type feature |
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* [[The Boss (roller coaster)]], a wooden roller coaster at Six Flags St. Louis |
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* [[Boss (soft drink)]], a brand of coffee-flavored beverages |
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* [[Shield boss]], the domed metal centre to a shield |
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* A series of modified Ford engines used for NASCAR racing, including: |
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** [[Ford Boss 302 engine]] |
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** [[Boss 351]] |
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** [[Boss 429]] |
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* "Boss", nickname of the robot that won the [[DARPA Grand Challenge (2007)|2007 DARPA Grand Challenge]] |
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* "Boss of The Plains", nickname of the [[Stetson]] wide-brimmed Western hat |
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== Entertainment == |
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=== Film and television === |
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* [[The Boss (1915 film)|''The Boss'' (1915 film)]], a silent film based on a play by Edward Sheldon (see below) |
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* [[The Boss (1956 film)|''The Boss'' (1956 film)]], an American film by Byron Haskin |
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* [[The Boss (1973 film)|''The Boss'' (1973 film)]] or ''Il Boss'', an Italian crime film |
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* [[The Boss (1975 film)|''The Boss'' (1975 film)]] or ''Boss Nigger'', a blaxploitation film |
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* ''The Boss'', a 2005 short film starring [[Jennifer Sciole]] |
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* [[Boss (2006 film)|''Boss'' (2006 film)]], an Indian Telugu-language film |
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* [[Boss (2011 film)|''Boss'' (2011 film)]], an Indian Kannada-language film |
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* [[Boss (TV series)|''Boss'' (TV series)]], a 2011 US series starring Kelsey Grammer |
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* "Boss", an episode of ''[[Life's Work]]'' |
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=== Music === |
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;Performers |
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* [[Boss (Australian band)]], a 1980s hard rock band |
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* [[Boss (rapper)]] (born 1969), American rapper |
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* [[The Boss (band)]], a South Korean boy band |
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;Albums |
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* [[Boss (album)|''Boss'' (album)]], by Magik Markers, 2007 |
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* [[The Boss (Diana Ross album)|''The Boss'' (Diana Ross album)]], 1979 |
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* [[The Boss (Jimmy Smith album)|''The Boss'' (Jimmy Smith album)]], 1968 |
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* [[The Boss (Timati album)|''The Boss'' (Timati album)]], 2009 |
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;Songs |
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* [[The Boss (Diana Ross song)|"The Boss" (Diana Ross song)]] |
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* [[The Boss (Rick Ross song)|"The Boss" (Rick Ross song)]] |
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* "The Boss", a song by James Brown from the soundtrack of the 1973 film ''[[Black Caesar (film)|Black Caesar]]'' |
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* "The Boss", a song from the 2007 ''[[Sivaji (soundtrack)|Sivaji]]'' film soundtrack album |
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=== Other media === |
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* [[Boss (video gaming)]], a particularly powerful enemy or opponent in a video game |
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* [[Boss Radio]], a 1960s pop radio format |
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* ''Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago'', a 1971 book by [[Mike Royko]] |
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* ''The Boss'', a 1911 Broadway play by [[Edward Sheldon]] |
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* [[The Boss (manhwa)]], a manwha by Lim Jae-won released in 6 volumes by ADV Manga |
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== Companies == |
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* [[Boss Corporation]], a company that manufactures guitar accessories and audio equipment |
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* [[Hugo Boss]], a German fashion company |
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* [[Boss Hoss]], a motorcycle company in Dyersburg, Tennessee |
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== Roles == |
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* [[Crime boss]] |
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* [[Pit boss]], the person who looks after the employees who work in a casino pit |
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* [[Political boss]] |
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* [[Fire boss]] |
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* [[Air boss]] |
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== People referred to as "The Boss" == |
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=== Politicians === |
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* [[Joseph Stalin]] (1878–1953), former leader of the Soviet Union |
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* [[Richard J. Daley]] (1902–1976), former mayor of Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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* [[Boss Tweed]] (William M. Tweed, 1823–1878), notoriously corrupt 19th-century politician in New York City |
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* [[Boss Shepherd]] (Alexander Robey Shepherd, 1835–1902), 19th-century politician in Washington, D.C. |
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* [[Rafael Trujillo]] ("''El Jefe''", 1891–1961), dictator of the Dominican Republic |
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=== Musicians === |
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* [[Gene Ammons]] ("The Boss", 1925–1974), American jazz musician and songwriter |
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* [[Diana Ross]] ("The Boss", born 1944), American singer and actress |
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* [[Bruce Springsteen]] ("The Boss", born 1949), American singer and songwriter |
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* [[Ross the Boss]] Friedman (born 1954), guitarist of The Dictators and Manowar |
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* [[Snoop Dogg]] ("The Boss Dogg", born 1971), American rapper and record producer |
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* [[Rick Ross]] ("The Boss", born 1976), American rapper |
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=== Other === |
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* [[Lance Armstrong]] (born 1971), professional cyclist |
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* [[Bobby Lashley]] (born 1976), professional wrestler |
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* [[Helmut Rahn]] ("''Der Boss''", 1929–2003), German football player |
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* [[Andrew Reynolds (skateboarder)]] (born 1978) |
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* [[Ernest Shackleton]] (1874–1922), Anglo-Irish explorer |
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* [[George Steinbrenner]] (1930–2010), owner of the New York Yankees baseball team |
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* [[Ray Traylor]] ("The Big Boss Man", 1963–2004), professional wrestler |
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* [[Jos Verstappen]] (born 1972), Dutch Formula One driver |
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=== Characters === |
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* [[Boss (Transformers)]], a Transformers character |
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* [[Boss (Mazinger)|Boss (''Mazinger'')]], from the anime ''Mazinger Z'' |
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* [[Boss Hogg]], the main villain of the television show ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' |
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* [[The Boss (character)]], a character in the video game ''Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater'' |
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* [[Big Boss (Metal Gear)|Big Boss (''Metal Gear'')]], a character in the ''Metal Gear'' video game series |
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* [[Big Boss (C.O.P.S.)|Big Boss (''C.O.P.S.'')]], a crime boss from the animated series ''C.O.P.S.'' |
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* Nicolas Lucifer III, aka "The Boss", from the animated series ''[[The Baskervilles]]'' |
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* [[Pointy-haired Boss]], the office nemesis of cartoon character Dilbert |
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* "The Boss," title bestowed upon the narrator of ''[[A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court]]'' |
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== Things or organisations known as BOSS == |
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* Ballistic Optimizing Shooting System, from [[Browning Arms Company]] |
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* [[Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey]] |
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* [[Bharat Operating System Solutions]], GNU/Linux distribution developed by NRCFOSS/C-DAC, India |
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* [[Big Occultable Steerable Satellite]], a system for observing distant planets |
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* Bimorphic Organisational Systems Supervisor, fictional supercomputer in the ''Doctor Who'' television serial ''[[The Green Death]]'' |
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* [[BOSS (molecular mechanics)]] (Biochemical and Organic Simulation System), a molecular modeling program |
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* [[Boulder Outdoor Survival School]] (BOSS), in Boulder, Colorado |
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* ''[[Bride of sevenless]]'', a promoter for the ''sevenless'' gene |
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* [[South African Bureau of State Security]] (B.O.S.S.), the South African security police from 1966–1980 |
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* [[Yahoo! Search BOSS]], a web services platform initiative |
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== Other uses == |
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* [[Boss, Missouri]] |
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* Boss, an alternate name for one personality type in the [[Eights (Enneagram of Personality)|Enneagram of Personality]] theory |
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== See also == |
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* [[Executive (management)]] |
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* [[Gaffer (boss)]] |
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* [[Leadership]] |
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* [[Senior management]] |
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* [[Supervisor]] |
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Revision as of 09:12, 25 July 2012
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