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chief(noun, control, person, manage, boss)
10
boss(noun, person, over)
9
chieftain(noun, person, chief, over)
9
director(noun, control, person, manage, boss)
9
head(noun, person, over)
9
master(noun, control, person, manage, boss)
8
leader(noun, person, over)
7
foreman(noun, control, manage, boss, leader)
7
superintendent(noun, control, manage, boss, leader)
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gaffer
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principal(noun, control, manage, boss, leader)
5
headsman
5
honcho(noun, person, slang, over)
5
supervisor
4
captain
4
commander(noun, control, manage, boss, leader)
4
governor(noun, control, manage, boss, leader)
4
overseer
4
sirdar(noun, control, manage, boss, leader)
4
superior(noun, control, manage, boss, leader)
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