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new broom

new broom noun: an employee, especially a manager, that makes great changes to a business.

Noun

new broom (plural new brooms)

  1. An employee, especially a manager, that makes great changes to a business.
    • And soon people noticed that there was a new broom employed at Sweeney’s[.]1911, ‘Steel Rudd’, The Book of Dan, Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, published 1970, page 59
    • In one way, Mr. Brown's position is particularly difficult, because unlike other political leaders he cannot claim to be a new broom. The Economist in article "Labour pains" on Dec 1st 2007

Forms of new broom

pluralnew brooms

Questions about new broom

What does new broom mean?
New broom means an employee, especially a manager, that makes great changes to a business.
What part of speech is new broom?
New broom is a noun.
What is the plural of new broom?
The plural of new broom is new brooms.

Words near new broom in the dictionary

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