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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. ruler, monarch, emperor, sovereign; royalty. See authority.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A male sovereign]

Syn. monarch, ruler, majesty, despot, tyrant, potentate, prince, crowned head, emperor, autocrat, czar, tsar, caesar, kaiser, rex (Latin), suzerain, overlord, imperator, regal personage, liege, lord temporal, sultan, caliph, shah, pasha, Dalai Lama, mogul, rajah, maharajah, khan, mikado; see also dictator , ruler 1 .

Ant. subject, servant, slave.

2. [A man who is preeminent]

Syn. lord, chief, head, commander, boss, mogul, tycoon, magnate, master, authority, power, senior, dean, patriarch, star, luminary, leading light, high muck-a-muck*, big shot*, bigwig*, noise*, head honcho*; see also administrator , chief 1 , leader 2 , personage 2 .

Ant. underling, menial, flunky.

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

monarch, His Majesty, crowned head, sovereign, ruler, emperor, czar, overlord, chief, leader, boss, *top dog, *kingpin, *head honcho, *big cheese, *biggest toad in the puddle. ''A name of dignity and office, not of person.''—John Milton. ''A highly paid model for postage stamps.''—Anon.