guru

authority; influence, patronage, power, preponderance, credit, prestige, prerogative, jurisdiction; right (title)., divine right, dynastic rights, authoritativeness; absoluteness, absolutism; despotism; jus nocendi; jus divinum., command, empire, sway, rule; dominion, domination; sovereignty, supremacy, suzerainty; lordship, headship; chiefdom; seigniory, seigniority; mastery, mastership, masterdom; government (direction); dictation, control., hold, grasp; grip, gripe; reach; iron sway (severity); fangs, clutches, talons; rod of empire (scepter)., reign, regime, dynasty; directorship, dictatorship; protectorate, protectorship; caliphate, pashalic, electorate; presidency, presidentship; administration; proconsul, consulship; prefecture; seneschalship; magistrature, magistracy., empire; monarchy; kinghood, kingship; royalty, regality; aristarchy, aristocracy; oligarchy, democracy, demagogy; heteronomy; republic, republicanism; socialism; collectivism; mob law, mobocracy, ochlocracy; vox populi, imperium in imperio; bureaucracy; beadledom, bumbledom; stratocracy; military power, military government; feodality, feudal system, feudalism., thearchy, dinarchy; duarchy, triarchy, heterarchy; duumvirate; triumvirate; autocracy, autonomy; limited monarchy; constitutional government, constitutional monarchy; home rule; representative government; monocracy, pantisocracy., gynarchy, gynocracy, gynaeocracy; petticoat government., [Vicarious authority] commission [more]; deputy; permission., state, realm, body politic, posse comitatus., person in authority (master); judicature; cabinet (council); seat of government, seat of authority; headquarters., [Acquisition of authority] accession; installation.

master, padrone; lord, lord paramount; commander, commandant; captain; chief, chieftain; sirdar, sachem, sheik, head, senior, governor, ruler, dictator; leader (director); boss, cockarouse, sagamore, werowance., lord of the ascendant; cock of the walk, cock of the roost; gray mare; mistress., potentate; liege, liege lord; suzerain, sovereign, monarch, autocrat, despot, tyrant, oligarch., crowned head, emperor, king, anointed king, majesty, imperator, protector, president, stadholder, judge., caesar, kaiser, czar, tsar, sultan, soldan, grand Turk, caliph, imaum, shah, padishah, sophi, mogul, great mogul, khan, lama, tycoon, mikado, inca, cazique; voivode; landamman; seyyid; Abuna, cacique, czarowitz, grand seignior., prince, duke (nobility); archduke, doge, elector; seignior; marland, margrave; rajah, emir, nizam, nawab., empress, queen, sultana, czarina, princess, infanta, duchess, margravine; czarevna, czarita; maharani, rani, rectrix., regent, viceroy, exarch, palatine, khedive, hospodar, beglerbeg, three-tailed bashaw, pasha, bashaw, bey, beg, dey, scherif, tetrarch, satrap, mandarin, subahdar, nabob, maharajah; burgrave; laird (proprietor); collector, commissioner, deputy commissioner, woon., the authorities, the powers that be, the government; staff, etat major, aga, official, man in office, person in authority; sircar, sirkar, Sublime Porte., [Military authorities] marshal, field marshal, marechal; general, generalissimo; commander in chief, seraskier, hetman; lieutenant general, major general; colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, centurion, skipper, lieutenant, sublieutenant, officer, staff officer, aide-de-camp, brigadier, brigade major, adjutant, jemidar, ensign, cornet, cadet, subaltern, noncommissioned officer; sergeant, sergeant major; color sergeant; corporal, corporal major; lance corporal, acting corporal; drum major; captain general, dizdar, knight marshal, naik, pendragon., [Civil authorities] mayor, mayoralty; prefect, chancellor, archon, provost, magistrate, syndic; alcalde, alcaid; burgomaster, corregidor, seneschal, alderman, warden, constable, portreeve; lord mayor; officer (executive); dewan, fonctionnaire., [Naval authorities] admiral, admiralty; rear admiral, vice admiral, port admiral; commodore, captain, commander, lieutenant, skipper, mate, master; navarch.

sage, wise man; master mind, master spirit of the age; longhead, thinker., authority, oracle, luminary, shining light, esprit fort, magnus Apollo, Solon, Solomon, Nestor, Magi, "second Daniel.", man of learning; expert; wizard., [Ironically] wiseacre, bigwig.