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Definitions

controller

[kuhn-troh-ler] / kənˈtroʊ lər /

NOUN

administrator

Synonyms

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authority bureaucrat chief commander custodian dean director executive head inspector judge leader manager minister officer official organizer superintendent supervisor

STRONG

CEO President ambassador boss captain chair chairperson consul exec governor mayor overseer premier producer

WEAK

front office head honcho head person person upstairs prez

Antonyms

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employee follower worker

NOUN

boss

Synonyms

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administrator chief chieftain director employer executive leader owner supervisor

STRONG

exec foreperson head honcho overseer superintendent wheel

WEAK

big cheese big gun big person dominator girlboss head honcho helmer person in charge taskperson top dog

Antonyms

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employee worker

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subordinate

NOUN

bursar

Synonyms

STRONG

cashier paymaster purser

WEAK

cashkeeper

NOUN

director

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administrator chief executive head leader organizer player principal producer supervisor

STRONG

boss chair exec governor kingpin overseer skipper

WEAK

big person executive officer head honcho helmer key player person upstairs top dog top person

Antonyms

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employee follower worker

NOUN

governor

Synonyms

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administrator boss chief commander comptroller director executive head leader manager overseer ruler superintendent supervisor

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chief of state gubernatorial leader guv head honcho presiding officer

Antonyms

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employee follower worker

NOUN

guide

Synonyms

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counselor mentor model pilot teacher

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adviser attendant captain chaperon cicerone conductor convoy criterion design director docent escort example exemplar exhibitor genie genius guru ideal inspiration lead leader lodestar monitor paradigm pathfinder pattern pioneer rudder scout standard superintendent usher vanguard

WEAK

guiding spirit

Antonyms

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follower

NOUN

inspector

Synonyms

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auditor detective investigator monitor police officer

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assessor checker overseer reviewer scrutinizer sleuth tester

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private eye

NOUN

leader

Synonyms

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chief commander director head manager officer ruler

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President boss captain chieftain conductor counsellor dean dignitary doyen eminence exec forerunner general governor guide harbinger herald lead lion luminary mistress notability notable pacesetter pilot pioneer precursor principal rector ringleader shepherd skipper superintendent superior

Antonyms

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employee follower

NOUN

manager

Synonyms

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administrator boss director executive officer official organizer producer superintendent supervisor

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comptroller conductor exec governor handler head overseer proprietor

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head person straw boss zookeeper

Antonyms

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employee worker

NOUN

manipulator

Synonyms

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schemer

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agent conductor conspirator operator

NOUN

master

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administrator boss commander director guru instructor judge manager owner ruler teacher

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captain chief chieftain commandant conqueror employer general governor guide head lord matriarch overlord overseer patriarch pedagogue preceptor principal pro skipper superintendent supervisor swami taskmaster tutor wheel

WEAK

commanding officer head person schoolmaster/mistress spiritual leader top dog

Antonyms

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employee follower pupil student worker

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amateur sancho servant

NOUN

straw boss

Synonyms

WEAK

administrator big cheese big gun big person chief chieftain director dominator employer exec executive foreman foreperson forewoman head head honcho helmer honcho leader manager overseer owner person in charge superintendent supervisor taskmaster taskmistress taskperson top dog wheel

NOUN

superintendent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administrator chief curator custodian director inspector manager supervisor

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boss caretaker conductor foreperson governor head overseer sitter super

WEAK

head person straw boss zookeeper

Antonyms

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employee worker

NOUN

taskmistress

Synonyms

STRONG

administrator chief chieftain director employer exec executive foreman foreperson forewoman head honcho leader manager overseer owner superintendent supervisor taskmaster wheel

WEAK

big cheese big gun big person dominator head honcho helmer person in charge taskperson top dog

Antonyms

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employee follower worker

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Lord Grade was chief executive from Channel 4 from 1988 to 97, and has also been controller of BBC One, chairman of the BBC and executive chairman of ITV.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Marsalek is also believed to have been the controller of a group of Bulgarians who were convicted in London in 2025 of spying for Russia.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

“You might be the last one,” the controller said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Unlike the state auditor, the controller has political independence and doesn’t answer to the state legislature.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

She posed and vogued, her arms motioning like an air traffic controller.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson

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