5
superior(noun, adjective, rank, post, status)
5
top dog(noun, expression, law, head, judge)
5
uppermost(adjective, important, rank, post, status)
4
big cheese(noun, expression, law, judge, expert)
4
board of directors(expression, idiom)
4
commandant(noun, master, director)
4
dean(noun, master, director)
4
magistrate(noun, director)
4
ministerial(adjective, over, administration, administrators)
4
number one(noun, expression, head, boss, leader)
4
senior(noun, adjective, rank, master, post)
4
top brass(noun, expression, law, person, authority)
4
treasurer(noun, agent, director, representative, treasurer)
4
warden(noun, director)
3
CEO(noun, law, person, authority, head)
3
agent(noun, leader, chief, director, representative)
3
board(noun, body, group, authority, assembly)
3
board of regents(expression, idiom)
3
board of trustees(expression, idiom)
3
brass(noun, law, person, judge, agent)
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