straw boss vs foreman

straw boss and foreman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
straw boss	Yes	No	No	No
foreman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, foreman is a hypernym of straw boss; that is, foreman is a word with a broader meaning than straw boss:

Other hypernyms of straw boss include boss, chief, gaffer, honcho.

straw boss (noun)	foreman (noun)
a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers	a person who exercises control over workers
	a man who is foreperson of a jury