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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person pursuing or occupying elective office |
| Synonyms: | baby-kisser, boss, chieftain, congressperson, democrat, grandstander, handshaker, lawmaker, leader, legislator, member of Congress, member of parliament, office seeker, officeholder, orator, partisan, party member, president, public servant, republican, senator, speaker, statesperson, whistle-stopper |
| Main Entry: | president |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chief executive |
| Synonyms: | CEO, boss, chief executive officer, chief of state, commander in chief, head of state, leader, person in charge, premier, prime minister |
| Main Entry: | prime minister |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | government head |
| Synonyms: | chancellor, chief executive, chief minister, chief of state, chief officer, commander in chief, dewan, doge, grand vizier, head of cabinet, head of state, leader, person in charge, premier, president |
| Main Entry: | principal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge of organization, often an educational one |
| Synonyms: | administrator, boss, chief, dean, director, exec, head, key player, lead, leader, preceptor, protagonist, rector, ruler, star, superintendent |
| Notes: | principle means fundamental, as in beliefs or truths or understandings and it is always a noun; principal can be a noun or adjective meaning chief or of first importance |
| Main Entry: | protagonist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who takes the lead; central figure of narrative |
| Synonyms: | advocate, central character, champion, combatant, exemplar, exponent, hero, idol, lead, lead character, leader, mainstay, prime mover, principal, standard-bearer, warrior |
| Notes: | protagonist is Greek for 'first (important) actor' or 'first struggler' and by extension is used for a person who drives the action in a situation or is the main character in a literary work; the protagonist is the hero or heroine and an antagonist is his/her principal opponent |
| Antonyms: | antagonist |
| Main Entry: | sovereign |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | supreme ruler |
| Synonyms: | autocrat, chief, czar, emperor, empress, king, leader, majesty, monarch, potentate, prince, princess, queen, ruler |
| Antonyms: | servant |
| Main Entry: | superior |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person higher or highest in rank |
| Synonyms: | CEO, VIP, boss, brass, chief, chieftain, director, elder, exec, executive, head, head honcho, heavyweight, higher-up, key player, leader, manager, principal, ruler, senior, supervisor |
| Antonyms: | inferior, servant |
| Main Entry: | top |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | highest rank |
| Synonyms: | best, captain, chief, choice, cream, elite, first place, flower, head, lead, leader, pick, pride, prime, prize, utmost |
| Antonyms: | bottom, lowest |
| Main Entry: | usher |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who guides others to place |
| Synonyms: | attendant, conductor, doorkeeper, doorperson, escort, guide, herald, lead, leader, page, pilot, precursor |
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