| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A professional politician who controls a party or political machine: boss, chief. See OVER. 2. One who is highest in rank or authority: boss, chief, chieftain, director, head, headman, hierarch, master. Slang : honcho. Idioms: cock of the walk. See OVER. 3. An important, influential person: character, dignitary, eminence, lion, nabob, notability, notable, personage. Informal : big-timer, heavyweight, somebody, someone, VIP. Slang : big shot, big wheel, bigwig, muckamuck. See IMPORTANT. 4. Chiefly British. A prominent article in a periodical: feature, lead. See WORDS. 5. Something or someone that shows the way: conductor, director, escort, guide, lead, pilot, shepherd, usher. See SHOW. 6. A leading contestant: front-runner, number one. See PRECEDE.
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