| Main Entry: | ruler |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | historically, person who ruled an area |
Synonyms: |
baron, baroness, caesar, caliph, contessa, count, countess, crowned head, czar, czarina, dame, duchess, duke, dynast, emperor, empress, gerent, imperator, kaiser, khan, king, lady, lord, magnate, maharajah, maharani, majesty, mikado, mogul, monarch, oligarch, overlord, pasha, potentate, prince, princess, queen, rajah, rani, rex, royal, shah, sovereign, sultan, sultana, tycoon |
Antonyms: |
commoner, subject |
| Main Entry: | ruler |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tool for measuring or calculating length |
Synonyms: |
T-square, folding rule, measure, measuring stick, rule, slide rule, straightedge, yardstick |
| 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: | commander |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leader of military or other organization |
Synonyms: |
CO, administrator, big cheese, boss, captain, chief, commandant, czar, director, don, exec, guru, head, head honcho, head person, high priest/priestess, higher up, kingfish, kingpin, lead-off person, mastermind, officer, point person, ruler, skipper, top banana, top brass, top dog |
Antonyms: |
follower |
| Main Entry: | crown |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | royalty |
Synonyms: |
crowned head, monarch, monarchy, potentate, ruler, sovereign, sovereignty, supreme ruler, the throne |
| Main Entry: | governor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person administrating government |
Synonyms: |
administrator, boss, chief, chief of state, commander, comptroller, controller, director, executive, gubernatorial leader, guv, head, head honcho, leader, manager, overseer, presiding officer, ruler, superintendent, supervisor |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | master |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge, female or male |
Synonyms: |
administrator, boss, captain, chief, chieftain, commandant, commander, commanding officer, conqueror, controller, director, employer, general, governor, guide, guru, head, head person, instructor, judge, lord, manager, matriarch, overlord, overseer, owner, patriarch, pedagogue, preceptor, principal, pro, ruler, schoolmaster/ mistress, skipper, slave driver, spiritual leader, superintendent, supervisor, swami, taskmaster, teacher, top dog, tutor, wheel |
Antonyms: |
servant |
| Main Entry: | potentate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | monarch |
Synonyms: |
autocrat, chief, chieftain, crowned head, despot, dictator, emperor, empress, head of state, king, leader, majesty, prince, princess, queen, royalty, ruler, sovereign |
| 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 |