| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | administrator | Person managing operations or affairs. |
| 2. | area manager | Manager responsible for an area. |
| 3. | assistant manager | Manager assisting the main manager. |
| 4. | associate director | Director below the senior director. |
| 5. | authority | Person with power to command. |
| 6. | autocrat | Ruler with absolute authority. |
| 7. | baron | Powerful business or industry leader. |
| 8. | big shot | Informal powerful or important person. |
| 9. | bigwig | Informal important person in charge. |
| 10. | brains | Person directing an operation. |
| 11. | branch manager | Manager of a branch. |
| 12. | captain | Person commanding a team or crew. |
| 13. | caretaker | Person temporarily in charge. |
| 14. | chief | Person highest in authority. |
| 15. | commander | Person with command authority. |
| 16. | controller | Person directing or regulating operations. |
| 17. | crew chief | Leader of a work crew. |
| 18. | crew leader | Person leading a crew. |
| 19. | czar | Person given broad authority. |
| 20. | decision-maker | Person who makes important choices. |
| 21. | department head | Leader of a department. |
| 22. | deputy | Second-in-command or assistant leader. |
| 23. | despot | Ruler with absolute power. |
| 24. | dictator | Absolute, often oppressive ruler. |
| 25. | director | Person managing an organization or department. |
| 26. | district manager | Manager responsible for a district. |
| 27. | division manager | Manager responsible for a division. |
| 28. | editor | Person directing publication content. |
| 29. | employer | Person or organization hiring workers. |
| 30. | executive | Senior business decision-maker. |
| 31. | floor manager | Manager of floor operations. |
| 32. | foreman | Worker supervising a crew. |
| 33. | foreperson | Gender-neutral crew supervisor. |
| 34. | general manager | Manager with broad operational authority. |
| 35. | head | Person in charge. |
| 36. | higher-up | Informal superior in an organization. |
| 37. | honcho | Informal person in charge. |
| 38. | king | Male ruler or dominant figure. |
| 39. | kingpin | Most important person in a group. |
| 40. | lead | Person leading a group. |
| 41. | leader | Person who guides or commands. |
| 42. | lieutenant | Trusted deputy or subordinate leader. |
| 43. | line manager | Manager directly supervising employees. |
| 44. | lord | Person with commanding authority. |
| 45. | maestro | Masterful leader or conductor. |
| 46. | magnate | Powerful person in business. |
| 47. | manager | Person who supervises work. |
| 48. | managing director | Senior executive managing a company. |
| 49. | master | Person with control or authority. |
| 50. | mastermind | Person directing a plan. |
| 51. | mogul | Powerful business or media figure. |
| 52. | monarch | King or queen ruler. |
| 53. | number two | Informal second-in-command. |
| 54. | office manager | Manager of office operations. |
| 55. | officer | Person holding official authority. |
| 56. | official | Person with formal authority. |
| 57. | one in charge | Person holding responsibility. |
| 58. | operations manager | Manager overseeing operations. |
| 59. | overlord | Powerful ruler or authority. |
| 60. | overseer | Person supervising work or workers. |
| 61. | owner | Person who owns the business. |
| 62. | plant manager | Manager of a factory or plant. |
| 63. | powerbroker | Person wielding influential power. |
| 64. | president | Top officer of an organization. |
| 65. | principal | Person with leading authority. |
| 66. | production manager | Manager overseeing production. |
| 67. | program manager | Person managing a program. |
| 68. | project manager | Person managing a project. |
| 69. | proprietor | Owner of a business. |
| 70. | quarterback | Person directing a team effort. |
| 71. | regional manager | Manager responsible for a region. |
| 72. | ringleader | Leader of a group. |
| 73. | ruler | Person exercising supreme control. |
| 74. | section chief | Leader of a section. |
| 75. | senior | Person of higher rank. |
| 76. | shift manager | Manager supervising a work shift. |
| 77. | shot-caller | Informal person making decisions. |
| 78. | site manager | Manager of a work site. |
| 79. | sovereign | Supreme ruler or authority. |
| 80. | store manager | Manager of a store. |
| 81. | superintendent | Person directing operations or staff. |
| 82. | superior | Person above another in rank. |
| 83. | supervisor | Person overseeing workers or tasks. |
| 84. | taskmaster | Strict person assigning work. |
| 85. | team lead | Informal team leader. |
| 86. | team leader | Person leading a team. |
| 87. | top dog | Informal most powerful person. |
| 88. | tycoon | Wealthy, powerful businessperson. |
| 89. | tyrant | Cruel or oppressive ruler. |
| 90. | underboss | Second-ranking leader in an organization |
| 91. | unit head | Leader of a unit. |
| 92. | unit manager | Manager of a specific unit |
| 93. | vice chair | Deputy leader of a board. |
| 94. | vice chancellor | Senior university executive or deputy |
| 95. | vice president | Senior officer below the president. |
| 96. | vicegerent | Person ruling for another |
| 97. | viceroy | Ruler governing as a monarch’s representative |
| 98. | warden | Person controlling an institution. |
| 99. | warder | Prison guard or supervisor |
| 100. | wing commander | Officer commanding an air-force wing |