key players
- stakeholdersThose with investment in outcome
- moversRelocation workers
- shakersHoled-top seasoning dispensers
- influencersPeople with online sway
- heavyweightsDominant figures in domain
decision-makers · power brokers · executives · leaders · VIPs · insiders · dealmakers · kingpins · big shots · principals · driving forces · strategists · board members · titans · moguls · bigwigs · prime movers · frontrunners
- Key PlayersMVPs, all-stars, franchise players, elite players, standouts
- reliablesmainstays, staples, standbys, stalwarts, dependables
- Dream Teamsall-stars, supergroups, greatest of all time
- sports team rolescaptain, vice captain, goalkeeper, striker, midfielder
- VIPscelebrities, superstars, head of state, stars, legend
- Corporate LeadershipCEO, CFO, COO, CTO, CIO
importance/centrality
key playersbit players
Minor performers in productions
nobodies · small fry · also-rans · second-stringers · rank and file
involvement/participation
key playersoutsiders
Those not belonging
spectators · bystanders · observers · onlookers · absentees