Head
Head noun - The person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do.
Usage example: as head of the planning committee, he had the responsibility of appointing someone to look into the parking situation
Subchief and head are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subchief" instead a noun "Head".
Subchief
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Subchief and Head. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/head/subchief
Head & Subchief. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/head/subchief>.
Subchief or Head. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/head/subchief.
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