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superiors
[suh-peer-ee-er, soo-] 
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superior
[suh-peer-ee-er, soo-]
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| 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: | 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: | lord |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | master |
| Synonyms: | aristocrat, baron, bishop, captain, commandant, commander, count, dad, don, duke, earl, governor, king, leader, liege, magnate, man upstairs, marquis, monarch, nobility, noble, nobleman, old man, overlord, parliamentarian, patrician, peer, potentate, prince, royalty, ruler, seigneur, sovereign, superior, viscount |
| Main Entry: | mother superior |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | head nun |
| Synonyms: | abbess, ecclesiarch, holy mother, lady superior, prioress, reverend mother, superior, superioress |
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