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powers that be(expression, idiom)
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2
CEO(noun, law, judge, agent, expert)
2
big cheese(noun, expression, law, head, judge)
2
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2
board(noun, body, group, authority, assembly)
2
boss(noun, law, head, judge, agent)
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cabinet(management, board, council, congress, department)
2
commandant(superior, head, leader, chief, major)
2
commanding officer(expression, superior, leader, chief, major)
2
dignitary(agent, director, representative)
2
dignity
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directorate(noun, authority, assembly, management, board)
2
feds(noun, law, judge, expert, assembly)
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2
governing body(noun, expression, assembly, leader, board)
2
governor(noun, law, head, judge, agent)
2
higher-up(agent, director, representative, manager, official)
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