Chief and Follower

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Chief noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.

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Follower is an antonym for chief in topics: head, person in charge.

Nearby Word: chiefly

Follower noun - One who follows the opinions or teachings of another.

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Chief is an antonym for follower.

Nearby Words: follow, following, followed

female	female chief	female follower
main	main chief	main follower
secret	secret chief	secret follower
new	new chief	new follower
Other adjectives: late, former, next, last, militant.

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