supremo
The big cheese
A supremo is a person in charge—the chief or boss of an organization.
The word carries a slightly informal, sometimes ironic tone, often applied to powerful figures in business, media, or entertainment: the fashion supremo, the media supremo.
More common in British English than American.
Workplace superior
- chiefTop-ranking leader
- kingpinCriminal organization's leader
- overlordSupreme feudal superior
- captainOne who commands
commander · director · head · mastermind · orchestrator · overseer · principal · ringleader
Power to enforce obedience
- sovereignSupreme in power
- tyrantCruel, absolute ruler
- dictatorRuler with total control
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
emperor · potentate · despot · autocrat · chieftain · warlord · mogul · baron
Imaginative planner of futures
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- trendsetterOne who initiates styles
mastermind · catalyst · luminary · mover · shaker · powerbroker · kingmaker · impresario
boss
Workplace superior
captain · commander · director · head · mastermind · orchestrator · overseer · principal · ringleader · skipper
authority
Power to enforce obedience
monarch · emperor · potentate · despot · autocrat · chieftain · warlord · mogul · baron · oligarch
visionary
Imaginative planner of futures
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- innovatorCreator of new methods
trendsetter · mastermind · catalyst · luminary · mover · shaker · powerbroker · kingmaker · impresario · tastemaker
maestro
Distinguished musical leader
wizard · genius · ace · champion · connoisseur · specialist · authority · savant · prodigy · artisan
- Colombian coffeeSantander
- Supreme CourtNation's top tribunal
- white supremacyDoctrine of racial superiority
- supreme lawHighest legal authority
- reign supremeHold uncontested power
- supreme pizzaFully topped pizza variety
- Supreme Court of CanadaHighest appellate court nationally