Chief and Mistress

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

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Mistress and chief are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mistress" instead a noun "Chief".

Nearby Word: chiefly

Mistress noun - A female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship.

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Chief and mistress are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chief" instead a noun "Mistress".

Nearby Word: mister

beloved	beloved chief	beloved mistress
old	old chief	old mistress
high	high chief	high mistress
future	future chief	future mistress
Other adjectives: current, dead, actual, real, little, villainous, black, main, secret, new, late, past, former, unseen, last, local, previous, aforementioned.

Just when she thinks she's completed her mission in secret, however, she is discovered by the mistress of the mansion and her chief maid, and a battle of awesome proportions is about to commence...

Source: Fanfic Recs / Touhou General Visual
In Madam Secretary, Elizabeth's chief of staff Nadine Tolliver, whom she inherited from the preceding Secretary of State Vincent Marsh, confesses midway through season one that she had been Marsh's mistress for six years.

Source: The Mistress
After catching him with with a woman who appears to be his mistress (she is actually working for the Chief as well), his wife leaves with their children.

Source: Film / The Diamond Arm

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