company man
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company man
noun company men
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A male employee who has a great—and often, in the view of others, an excessive—commitment to serving the interests of the organization which employs him.
[B]oth sides accuse him of favoring the other. Certain players have accused him of being a company man.
Similar: organization man, suit, yes-man
- A spy or other operative of an intelligence service, especially the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency. But many say he nevertheless is more in the mold of the quiet, no-questions-asked company men who built the C.I.A. in the 1960's and 70's and ran it in the 80's.
- A male homosexual.
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title = {company man},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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