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| Main Entry: | captain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chief of vehicle, effort |
| Synonyms: | authority, boss, cap, commander, director, executive, guide, head, leader, master, mistress, number one, officer, operator, owner, pilot, royalty, skip*, skipper*, top*, CEO, CFO, chieftain, exec, four-striper, head honcho, higher up, top dog |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | administrator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who manages organization |
| Synonyms: | ambassador, authority, boss, bureaucrat, captain, chair, chairperson, chief, commander, consul, custodian, dean, director, executive, front office*, governor, head, inspector, judge, leader, manager, minister, officer, official, organizer, overseer, premier, president, superintendent, supervisor, CEO, controller, exec, head honcho, head person, mayor, person upstairs, prez, producer |
| Antonyms: | employee, worker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chairperson |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge of proceedings |
| Synonyms: | administrator, captain, chair, director, leader, moderator, monitor, president, principal, speaker, spokesperson, introducer, presider, prolocutor, symposiarch |
| Main Entry: | chief |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge |
| Synonyms: | big cheese*, big wheel*, bigwig*, boss, captain, commander, dictator, director, general, governor, head, honcho*, leader, manager, monarch, overlord, overseer, president, principal, proprietor, ringleader, ruler, sovereign, superintendent, supervisor, big gun, chieftain, foreperson, head honcho, head person, key player, suzerain, top brass, top cat |
| Antonyms: | apprentice, employee, servant, subordinate, underling, worker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | commander |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leader of military or other organization |
| Synonyms: | administrator, big cheese*, boss, captain, chief, czar, director, don, guru, head, mastermind, officer, ruler, skipper, top banana*, CO, commandant, exec, head honcho, head person, high priest/priestess, higher up, kingfish, kingpin, lead-off person, point person, top brass, top dog |
| Antonyms: | follower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | leader |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who guides |
| Synonyms: | boss, captain, chief, commander, conductor, dean, dignitary, director, eminence, forerunner, general, governor, guide, harbinger, head, herald, lead, lion*, luminary, manager, mistress, notable, officer, pacesetter, pilot, pioneer, precursor, president, principal, rector, ringleader, ruler, shepherd, skipper, superintendent, superior, chieftain, controller, counsellor, doyen, exec, notability |
| Antonyms: | follower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mariner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who makes living on the sea |
| Synonyms: | captain, crew, mate, navigator, sailor, salt*, sea dog*, seafarer, swab*, bluejacket, shipmate, yachtie |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | navigate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guide along route, often over water |
| Synonyms: | captain*, cross, cruise, direct, drive, handle, helm, journey, maneuver, operate, pilot, plan, plot, sail, skipper*, steer, voyage, head out for, lay the course, ride out |
| Antonyms: | get lost |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | oversee |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manage, supervise |
| Synonyms: | baby-sit*, be in driver's seat, boss, call the shots*, captain, chaperon, command, eye*, herd, inspect, keep one's eye on, look after, overlook, quarterback, ride herd on*, run the show, shepherd, sit on top of, skipper, superintend, survey, watch |
| Notes: | overlook (verb) means to look past or fail to notice, while oversee (verb) means to watch and direct |
| Antonyms: | follow, obey |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pilot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who guides aircraft, ship, or other vehicle |
| Synonyms: | ace*, aviator, bellwether*, captain, conductor, dean, director, flier*, flyer, guide, jockey*, lead, leader, navigator, scout*, aerialist, aeronaut, coxswain, doyen/doyenne, eagle*, helmsperson, one at the controls, one at the wheel, steerer, steersperson, wheelperson |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ringleader |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leader |
| Synonyms: | agitator, boss, captain, chief, commander, general, head, instigator, mastermind, president, ruler, skipper, spokesperson, troublemaker, brains, chieftain, head honcho, inciter, orchestrator |
| Main Entry: | sail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | travel through water, air; glide |
| Synonyms: | boat, captain, cast off, cross, cruise, dart, drift, embark, flit, float, fly, leave, motor, move, navigate, pilot, reach, run, scud, set sail, shoot, skim, skipper, soar, steer, sweep, tack, voyage, weigh anchor, wing, cast anchor, get under way, make headway, put to sea, skirr |
| Main Entry: | steer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guide, direct on a course |
| Synonyms: | be in the driver's seat, beacon, captain, conduct, control, drive, escort, govern, head for, helm, herd, lead, pilot, point, route, run, run things, see, shepherd, show, skipper*, take over, take the helm, take the reins |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chairman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | authority |
| Synonyms: | administrator, captain, chair, chairperson, director, leader, moderator, monitor, president, principal, speaker, spokesman, chairwoman, introducer, presider, prolocutor, toastmaster |
| Main Entry: | lord |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | master |
| Synonyms: | aristocrat, baron, bishop, captain, commander, count, dad, don, governor, king, leader, magnate, monarch, nobility, noble, nobleman, old man, overlord, patrician, peer, potentate, prince, royalty, ruler, sovereign, superior, commandant, duke, earl, liege, man upstairs, marquis, parliamentarian, seigneur, viscount |
| Main Entry: | govern |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take control; rule |
| Synonyms: | administer, assume command, be in power, be in the driver's seat, call the shots*, call the signals, captain*, carry out, command, conduct, control, dictate, direct, execute, exercise authority, guide, head, head up, hold dominion, hold office, hold sway, lay down the law, lead, manage, occupy throne, order, overrule, oversee, pilot, pull the strings, regulate, reign, render, run, serve the people, steer, superintend, supervise, sway, tyrannize, wear the crown |
| Antonyms: | agree, comply, obey, surrender, yield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | guide |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that or someone who leads |
| Synonyms: | adviser, attendant, captain, chaperon, cicerone, conductor, convoy, counselor, criterion, design, director, docent, escort, example, exemplar, genie, genius, guru, ideal, inspiration, lead, leader, mentor, model, monitor, paradigm, pattern, pilot, pioneer, scout, standard, superintendent, teacher, usher, vanguard, controller, exhibitor, guiding spirit, lodestar, pathfinder, rudder |
| Main Entry: | manage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in charge, control |
| Synonyms: | administer, advocate, boss, call the shots*, captain, carry on, command, concert, conduct, counsel, designate, direct, disburse, dominate, engineer, execute, govern, guide, handle, head, influence, instruct, maintain, manipulate, minister, officiate, operate, oversee, pilot, ply, preside, regulate, request, rule, run, steer, superintend, supervise, train, use, watch, wield, call upon, care for, engage in, hold down*, run the show, take care of, take over, take the helm, watch over |
| Antonyms: | bumble, mismanage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | master |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge, female or male |
| Synonyms: | administrator, boss, captain, chief, commander, commanding officer, conqueror, director, employer, general, governor, guide, guru, head, instructor, judge, lord, manager, matriarch, overlord, overseer, owner, patriarch, pedagogue, preceptor, principal, pro, ruler, skipper, slave driver*, superintendent, supervisor, swami*, taskmaster, teacher, tutor, wheel*, chieftain, commandant, controller, head person, schoolmaster/ mistress, spiritual leader, top dog |
| Antonyms: | servant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chair |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in or position of authority |
| Synonyms: | captain, chairperson, director, fellowship, helm, leader, monitor, principal, throne, tutor, instructorship, position of control, professorate, professorship, tutorship |
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