Boss and Commander

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Boss

Boss noun - The person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do.

Usage example: every morning the boss hands out a list of top-priority tasks

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Commander is a synonym for boss in leader topic. In some cases you can use "Commander" instead a noun "Boss".

Nearby Words: bossy, bossed, bossing

Commander

Commander noun - One in official command especially of a military force or base.

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Boss is a synonym for commander in leader topic. You can use "Boss" instead a noun "Commander", if it concerns topics such as leader of military or other organization.

Nearby Words: command, commanding, commanded, commandeer, commandment

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human	human boss	human commander
old	old boss	old commander
good	good boss	good commander
female	female boss	female commander
Other adjectives: best, certain, current, original, single, corrupt, powerful, actual, real, tough, evil, bad, main, new, former, ruthless, next, last, local, previous.

Both words in one sentence

That's the Oni Commander and boss of chapter 4.

Source: Video Game / Toukiden
Ironically, this results in a similar moment for Captain Diomedes, who is the only commander never fought as a boss in Retribution.

Source: Video Game / Dawn of War
Normally when you fight a Desian commander it plays unique boss music, but when you face Botta it only plays the normal boss theme.

Source: Foreshadowing / Video Games

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