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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leader |
| Synonyms: | agitator, boss, brains, captain, chief, chieftain, commander, general, head, head honcho, inciter, instigator, mastermind, orchestrator, president, ruler, skipper, spokesperson, troublemaker |
| Main Entry: | agitator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who disturbs, causes trouble |
| Synonyms: | adjy, advocate, agent, anarchist, champion, demagogue, disrupter, dissident, dogmatist, fighter, firebrand, fomenter, heretic, incendiary, inciter, instigator, leftist, malcontent, mover, partisan, propagandist, provocateur, pusher, rabble-rouser, radical, reactionary, rebel, reformer, revisionist, revolutionary, ringleader, sparkplug, troublemaker, wave maker, zealot |
| Main Entry: | chief |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge |
| Synonyms: | big cheese, big gun, big wheel, bigwig, boss, captain, chieftain, commander, dictator, director, foreperson, general, governor, head, head honcho, head person, honcho, key player, leader, manager, monarch, overlord, overseer, president, principal, proprietor, ringleader, ruler, sovereign, superintendent, supervisor, suzerain, top brass, top cat |
| Antonyms: | apprentice, employee, servant, subordinate, underling, worker |
| Main Entry: | dictator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | absolute ruler |
| Synonyms: | Hitler, absolutist, adviser, authoritarian, autocrat, boss, chief, commander, despot, disciplinarian, fascist, leader, magnate, mogul, oligarch, oppressor, ringleader, slavedriver, totalitarian, tycoon, tyrant, usurper |
| Main Entry: | instigator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | troublemaker |
| Synonyms: | agent provocateur, agitator, firebrand, hellion, incendiary, inciter, inflamer, knave, meddler, mischief-maker, nuisance, provocateur, punk*, rabble-rouser, ringleader, sparkplug, wise guy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | leader |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who guides |
| Synonyms: | boss, captain, chief, chieftain, commander, conductor, controller, counsellor, dean, dignitary, director, doyen, eminence, exec, forerunner, general, governor, guide, harbinger, head, herald, lead, lion*, luminary, manager, mistress, notability, notable, officer, pacesetter, pilot, pioneer, precursor, president, principal, rector, ringleader, ruler, shepherd, skipper, superintendent, superior |
| Antonyms: | follower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inciter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agitator |
| Synonyms: | adjy, advocate, agent, anarchist, champion, demagogue, disrupter, dissident, dogmatist, fighter, firebrand, fomenter, heretic, incendiary, instigator, leftist, malcontent, mover, partisan, propagandist, provocateur, pusher, rabble-rouser, radical, reactionary, rebel, reformer, revisionist, revolutionary, ringleader, sparkplug, troublemaker, wave maker, zealot |
| Main Entry: | strongman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dictator |
| Synonyms: | Big Brother, Hitler, absolutist, adviser, authoritarian, autocrat, boss*, chief, commander, despot, disciplinarian, fascist, fuhrer, leader, magnate, man on horseback, mogul, oligarch, oppressor, ringleader, slavedriver, totalitarian, tycoon, tyrant, usurper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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