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by ex3ndr 652 days ago
Boss? He is a founder, not a head of mafia.
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anigbrowl 652 days ago
It's the BBC. 'boss' as a mafia trope is specific to the US.
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JumpCrisscross 652 days ago
Yup. Similar to scheme, which doesn't carry the same negative connotation in British English as it does here.
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drdaeman 652 days ago
I believe, the noun "boss", when meant as "a person who exercises control or authority", does not imply legal status or purpose of any group or organization.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boss gives an example of "union bosses".

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puppycodes 652 days ago
thats what I keep telling the guy at the corner store
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