new broom



new broom

A new manager (of a company or organization) who has been hired specifically to make changes and improvements. After two years of falling profits, a new broom was hired to make budget cuts and improve the corporate culture.
See also: broom, new

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CaitlinKAHT-leen (Irish), KAYT-lin (English)Irish, English
Lilyana-Bulgarian
Shimon-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Sebastiano-Italian
Sample['sæmpl]
Kira (1)KEE-rahRussian