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leader(noun, person, authority, guide, head)
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principal(noun, person, master, leader, one)
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doyen(noun, leader)
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minister(noun, person, authority, head, leader)
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rector(noun, guide, divine, leader, chief)
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administrator(noun, person, leader, chief, supporter)
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archbishop(noun, divine, cardinal, clergy, father)
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bishop(noun, divine, cardinal, clergy, minister)
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priest(noun, divine, cardinal, minister, father)
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senior(noun, master, leader)
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authority(noun, master, leader, dignitary)
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clergyman(noun, minister, priest, reverend, rector)
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elder(noun, leader, supporter, originator, producer)
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pilot(noun, person, guide, head, leader)
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president(noun, master, leader)
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vicar(noun, divine, cardinal, clergy, father)
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archdeacon(noun, divine, cardinal, clergy, priest)
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chaplain(noun, divine, cardinal, clergy, father)
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curate(noun, divine, cardinal, clergy, father)
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director(noun, authority, guide, head, master)
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