Boss and Overlord

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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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Overlord and boss are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overlord" instead a noun "Boss".

Nearby Words: bossy, bossed, bossing

Overlord noun - A person who has general authority over others.

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Boss and overlord are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Boss" instead a noun "Overlord".

Averted with Vegeta, Raditz and Nappa and Freeza, their boss/overlord and killer of the rest of their species.

Source: Stockholm Syndrome
The Prisoner: Sometimes a mysterious overlord changes the local boss if they fail in their objective.

Source: High Turnover Rate
That locked him into his "evil overlord" form, just like what happened to his boss Morgoth earlier.

Source: Literature / The Silmarillion

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