In politics, a boss is a person who controls a faction or local branch of a political party. They do not necessarily hold public office themselves; most...

of political machines. This system of political control—known as "bossism"—emerged particularly in the Gilded Age. A single powerful figure (the boss) was...

William Magear "Boss" Tweed (April 3, 1823 – April 12, 1878) was an American politician most notable for being the political boss of Tammany Hall, the...

1858 – February 14, 1934) was an American political boss and racketeer in Omaha, Nebraska. A politically savvy, culturally astute gambler, Dennison was...

Hazzard. He was the commissioner of Hazzard County, and the county's political boss. Boss Hogg almost always wore an all-white suit with a white cowboy hat...

a casino pit Political boss, a person who controls a political region or constituency Boss, Missouri, an unincorporated community Boss, Texas, an unincorporated...

Boss is an American political drama television series created by Farhad Safinia. The series stars Kelsey Grammer as Tom Kane, the mayor of Chicago, who...

New Jersey political boss, a sheriff of Atlantic County, New Jersey, a businessman and a crime boss who was the leader of the political machine that...

20, 1922), commonly referred to as Blind Boss Buckley, was a saloonkeeper and Democratic Party political boss in San Francisco, California. Though he never...

The character of political boss Jim W. Gettys is based on Charles F. Murphy, a leader in New York City's infamous Tammany Hall political machine.: 61  Hearst...