company man

Definitions

1. 1

   A male employee who has a great—and often, in the view of others, an excessive—commitment…

   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.
   • What was expected of men, it seemed, was to be a company man. Foster (1969:156) refers to this as the assumption that "achievement of organizational goals represents the highest value."
   • "He was an old-fashioned company man. He lived and breathed Columbia Pictures."
2. 2

   A spy or other operative of an intelligence service, especially the U. S. Central…

   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.
3. 3

   A male homosexual.

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