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| NOUN: | 1. A professional politician who controls a party or political machine: boss, leader. See OVER. 2. Slang. Someone who directs and supervises workers: boss, director, foreman, foreperson, forewoman, head, manager, overseer, superintendent, supervisor, taskmaster, taskmistress. Informal : straw boss. See OVER. 3. One who is highest in rank or authority: boss, chieftain, director, head, headman, hierarch, leader, master. Slang : honcho. Idioms: cock of the walk. See OVER. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Most important, influential, or significant: capital, cardinal, first, foremost, key, leading, main, major, number one, paramount, premier, primary, prime, principal, top. See IMPORTANT. 2. Having or exercising authority: head, principal. See OVER.
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