10
maven(noun, authority, expert, genius, whiz)
9
dean(noun, leader)
6
doyenne(noun, expert, leader, chief, genius)
6
elder
5
expert(noun, authority, master, genius, superstar)
5
senior(noun, person)
4
influencer
4
leader(noun, person, major, commandant)
4
master(noun, person, authority, female, expert)
3
Dean
3
authority(noun, master, expert, principal, genius)
3
father(noun, age)
3
sage(noun, authority, expert, genius, whiz)
3
sire
2
artist(noun, authority, master, expert, genius)
2
bellwether(noun, leader)
2
chief(leader, major, commandant)
2
eldest
2
firstling
2
pilot
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