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ex officio
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executing(verb, controlling)
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feudal
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foremost(adjective, superior, important, powerful, prominent)
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grasping(verb, commanding)
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great
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greatest(adjective, top, superior, important, prominent)
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gripping(verb, commanding)
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gubernatorial
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guidance(noun, control, direction, management, running)
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hegemonic
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hegemonistic
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highest(adjective, important, prominent, principal, foremost)
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holding(verb, commanding)
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imperative
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in ascendancy
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in charge
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in chief
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in the ascendant(expression, idiom)
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legislating
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