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Discuss Email this Feedback RSS/XML Permalink A.Word.A.Day--vizier This week's theme: words for bosses, officials, and leaders. vizier (vi-ZEER, VIZ-yuhr) noun A high official. [From Turkish vezir, from Arabic wazir (minister).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus. "In fact, poor Jeff Immelt, the grand vizier of all General Electric, gets only $15 million, plus perks." Mark Drought; Love of Money is the Root of All Evil; East Texas Review; Oct 9, 2007; X-Bonus Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now -- always. -Albert Schweitzer, philosopher, physician, musician, Nobel laureate (1875-1965)

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