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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dominant, effective |
| Synonyms: | absolute, ascendant, autonomous, chief, commanding, directing, effectual, efficacious, excellent, guiding, highest, imperial, independent, lofty, majestic, monarchal, monarchial, overbearing, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, prevalent, principal, regal, regnant, reigning, royal, ruling, self-governed, supreme, unlimited |
| Antonyms: | inferior, submissive, subservient |
| Main Entry: | absolute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in control or complete authority |
| Synonyms: | absolutist, arbitrary, authoritarian, autocratic, autonomous, despotic, dictatorial, full, monocratic, preeminent, sovereign, supreme, totalitarian, tyrannical, tyrannous |
| Antonyms: | accountable, complaisant, compliant, restricted, submissive, yielding |
| Main Entry: | authoritative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | official, authorized |
| Synonyms: | administrative, approved, bureaucratic, canonical, departmental, ex cathedra, ex officio, executive, imperial, lawful, legal, legitimate, magisterial, mandatory, ruling, sanctioned, sovereign, supreme |
| Notes: | authoritarian is tyrannical while authoritative commands respect |
| Antonyms: | democratic |
| Main Entry: | autonomous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | independent |
| Synonyms: | free, self-determining, self-governing, self-ruling, sovereign, uncontrolled |
| Antonyms: | dependent, subject |
| 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: | crown |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | royalty |
| Synonyms: | crowned head, monarch, monarchy, potentate, ruler, sovereign, sovereignty, supreme ruler, the throne |
| Main Entry: | crowning |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | climactic |
| Synonyms: | consummate, culminating, excellent, final, paramount, principal, sovereign, supreme, ultimate |
| Main Entry: | dominant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superior, controlling |
| Synonyms: | ascendant, assertive, authoritative, bossy, chief, commanding, demonstrative, despotic, domineering, effective, first, foremost, governing, imperative, imperious, leading, main, obtaining, outweighing, overbalancing, overbearing, overweighing, paramount, powerful, predominant, predominate, preeminent, preponderant, presiding, prevailing, prevalent, principal, regnant, reigning, ruling, sovereign, supreme, surpassing, transcendent |
| Antonyms: | humble, inferior, modest, reserved, retiring, unaggressive, unassuming, uncontrolling |
| Main Entry: | emperor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ruler |
| Synonyms: | czar, dictator, empress, king, monarch, prince, sovereign, sultan |
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