| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A professional politician who controls a party or political machine: chief, leader. See OVER. 2. Someone who directs and supervises workers: director, foreman, foreperson, forewoman, head, manager, overseer, superintendent, supervisor, taskmaster, taskmistress. Informal : straw boss. Slang : chief. See OVER. 3. One who is highest in rank or authority: chief, chieftain, director, head, headman, hierarch, leader, master. Slang : honcho. Idioms: cock of the walk. See OVER. | | VERB: | 1. To command or issue commands in an arrogant manner: dictate, dominate, domineer, order, rule, tyrannize. See OVER. 2. To direct and watch over the work and performance of others: overlook, oversee, superintend, supervise, watch over. See OVER. | | ADJECTIVE: | Slang. Exceptionally good of its kind: ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, fine1, first-class, first-rate, prime, quality, splendid, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop, top. Informal : A-one, bully, dandy, great, swell, topflight, topnotch. Chiefly British : tophole. See GOOD.
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