5
gaffer
5
pilot(noun, person, show, guide, model)
5
skipper(noun, guide, head, boss, leader)
5
agent(noun, control, manage, boss, leader)
4
Mr Big
4
chair(noun, person, position, direction, manager)
4
dean(noun, authority, guide, head, master)
4
honcho(noun, person, slang, head, boss)
4
lord(noun, superior, judge, master, boss)
4
number one(noun, expression, head, boss, leader)
4
proprietor(noun, master)
4
taskmaster(noun, superior, head, judge, boss)
4
authority(noun, control, manage, guide, head)
4
influencer
4
lion(noun, feature, person, character, individual)
4
ringmaster
4
warden(noun, control, manage, boss, leader)
3
chairperson(noun, person, authority, head, leader)
3
cicerone(noun, model, leader, attendant, pilot)
3
headmaster(noun, master, dean)
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