Chief
Chief noun - The person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do.
Usage example: our chief is out on a business trip right now
Nearby Word: chiefly
King
King noun - A person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| beloved | beloved chief | beloved king |
| old | old chief | old king |
| female | female chief | female king |
| complete | complete chief | complete king |
| Other adjectives: current, original, corrupt, actual, real, villainous, famous, new, crazy, late, former, later, mysterious, next, last, insane, local, previous, eponymous. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The term Jeddak (king/chief) is used by both the Red and Green Martians.
Source: Film / John Carter -
Maxwell Smart is doing an Emergency Impersonation of the king of Ruritania, and is busy snogging a beautiful princess when the Chief and the King's aide-de-camp burst into the room.
Source: Interrupted Intimacy -
And actually succeeds in killing him, twice Bad Boss: Diaper King and chief of police.
Source: Animation / Aachi and Ssipak
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