34
manager(noun, person, authority, guide, head)
29
director(noun, control, person, manage, guide)
22
chief(noun, control, person, manage, guide)
19
boss(noun, law, person, guide, head)
19
leader(noun, person, authority, superior, guide)
19
superintendent(noun, control, person, manage, guide)
18
master(noun, control, person, manage, superior)
17
head(noun, person, authority, guide, master)
17
commander(noun, control, person, manage, superior)
15
supervisor(noun, person, head, boss, leader)
15
ruler(noun, person, superior, guide, head)
14
overseer(noun, person, head, boss, leader)
14
administrator(noun, person, agent, boss, leader)
13
commandant(noun, control, manage, superior, noble)
12
executive(noun, law, person, authority, head)
11
controller(noun, person, guide, head, boss)
10
captain(noun, superior, guide, head, noble)
10
principal(noun, control, manage, guide, head)
10
regulator(noun, switch, director, ruler, something)
10
warden(noun, control, person, manage, boss)
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