| chief | | |
| n. (person) | 1. chief, head, top dog | a person who is in charge.; "the head of the whole operation" |
| ~ leader | a person who rules or guides or inspires others. |
| ~ administrator, executive | someone who manages a government agency or department. |
| ~ administrator, decision maker | someone who administers a business. |
| ~ capo | the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate. |
| ~ department head | the head of a department. |
| ~ don, father | the head of an organized crime family. |
| ~ superior general, general | the head of a religious order or congregation. |
| ~ general manager | the highest ranking manager. |
| ~ grand dragon | a high ranking person in the Ku Klux Klan. |
| ~ head of household | the head of a household or family or tribe. |
| ~ secretary | a person who is head of an administrative department of government. |
| n. (person) | 2. boss, chief, foreman, gaffer, honcho | a person who exercises control over workers.; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" |
| ~ baas | South African term for `boss'. |
| ~ ganger | the foreman of a work gang. |
| ~ assistant foreman, straw boss | a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers. |
| ~ supervisor | one who supervises or has charge and direction of. |
| n. (person) | 3. chief, chieftain, headman, tribal chief | the head of a tribe or clan. |
| ~ leader | a person who rules or guides or inspires others. |
| ~ indian chief, indian chieftain | the leader of a group of Native Americans. |
| ~ pendragon | the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons. |
| ~ glendower, owen glendower | Welsh chieftain who led a revolt against Henry IV's rule in Wales (1359-1416). |
| ~ hrolf, rolf, rollo | Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931). |
| adj. | 4. chief, main, master, primary, principal | most important element.; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch" |
| ~ important, of import | of great significance or value.; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" |
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