superiors
Those above you
Superiors are people who rank above you in a hierarchy—your bosses, commanders, or those with greater authority: She reported the incident to her superiors.
The word implies a formal structure where some have power over others.
Superior can also describe anything of higher quality or rank: a superior product, superior court.
Someone acting superior behaves as if they're better than others.
Rule by hereditary elite
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- upper classWealthiest societal stratum
- gentryHighborn but not noble
- patriciansHereditary ruling class
oligarchy · privileged class · ruling class · high society · VIPs · dignitaries · notables · betters
Those from whom one descends
- patriarchsMale ancestral leaders
- matriarchsFemale family rulers
- forebearsAncestral family members
- progenitorsOriginal ancestors of a lineage
grandparents · elders · seniors · sages · predecessors · forbears · antecedents · lineage
Energy transfer rate
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- controlAuthority to direct
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
oversight · management · governance · direction · regulation · administration · enforcement · discipline
Workplace superior
- managerOne who directs others
- directorOne who leads
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- chiefTop-ranking leader
overseer · administrator · commander · foreman · captain · principal · head · leader
One who gives guidance
- counselorOne who advises
- instructorOne who teaches skills
- teacherOne who instructs others
- coachOne who instructs
tutor · guide · guru · master · preceptor · role model · trainer · consultant
aristocracy
Rule by hereditary elite
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- upper classWealthiest societal stratum
- gentryHighborn but not noble
patricians · oligarchy · privileged class · ruling class · high society · VIPs · dignitaries · notables · betters · bluebloods
ancestors
Those from whom one descends
- patriarchsMale ancestral leaders
- matriarchsFemale family rulers
- forebearsAncestral family members
progenitors · grandparents · elders · seniors · sages · predecessors · forbears · antecedents · lineage · bloodline
power
Energy transfer rate
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- controlAuthority to direct
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
jurisdiction · oversight · management · governance · direction · regulation · administration · enforcement · discipline · mandate
boss
Workplace superior
chief · overseer · administrator · commander · foreman · captain · principal · head · leader · line manager
advisor
One who gives guidance
- counselorOne who advises
- instructorOne who teaches skills
- teacherOne who instructs others
coach · tutor · guide · guru · master · preceptor · role model · trainer · consultant · educator
- hierarchyrank, ranked, authority, command, tiered
- holy womenabbesses, Virgin Mary, Saint Mary, Saint Anne, Saint Teresa
superiorsinferiors
Those of lower rank
subordinates · underlings · juniors · followers · minions
- air superiorityControl of the sky
- superior officerSomeone above in rank
- Lake SuperiorLargest Great Lake
- superiority complexDelusion of being better
- moral superiorityBelief in one's greater virtue
- Mother SuperiorConvent's female head