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dean: an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college; (Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals; a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents"; United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)

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administrator collapse: someone who manages a government agency or department; the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor; someone who administers a business

provost collapse: a high-ranking university administrator

president collapse: the chief executive of a republic; an executive officer of a firm or corporation; the head administrative officer of a college or university; the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson"

rector collapse

archbishop collapse: a bishop of highest rank

pontiff collapse

pope collapse: the head of the Roman Catholic Church; English poet and satirist (1688-1744)

prelate collapse

Holy Father collapse

papa collapse

bishop collapse: (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color; port wine mulled with oranges and cloves; a clergyman having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve apostles of Christ

chaplain collapse: a clergyman ministering to some institution

curate collapse: a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"

chancellor collapse: the honorary or titular head of a university; the person who is head of state (in several countries)

coadjutor collapse: an assistant to a bishop

administration collapse: the act of administering medication; a method of tending to (especially business) matters; the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"

doyen collapse

vicar collapse: a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman; (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish; (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel

penitentiary collapse: a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes; used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers; "penitentiary institutions"

principal collapse: the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account; the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"; capital as contrasted with the income derived from it; the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

nonpareil collapse: a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar; colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies

higher up collapse

primate collapse: any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet

treasurer collapse: an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds

top dog collapse

older collapse

patriarch collapse: a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself; any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race; the male head of family or tribe; title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)

clergyman collapse: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

prefect collapse: a chief officer or chief magistrate; "the prefect of Paris police"

ruler collapse: a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"

canon collapse: a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired; a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church; a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society"; a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts; a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter

laureate collapse: someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath; worthy of the greatest honor or distinction; "The nation's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag"- James Traub

cardinal collapse: crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male; a variable color averaging a vivid red; (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes; serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"; being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"

important person collapse: a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events

magistrate collapse

vice president collapse: an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances

prodigy collapse: an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality; "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor"; an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess prodigy"

executive collapse: persons who administer the law; a person responsible for the administration of a business; having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.; "the executive branch"

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