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proconsul collapse: an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul; a provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire; an official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power

viceroy collapse: showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller; governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign

bey collapse: the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire; (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt; "he introduced me to Ahmet Bey"

commander collapse: someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others; a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain

nabob collapse: a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)

colonel collapse: a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

collector collapse: the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes; a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth; a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes); a person who collects things

provincial collapse: (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order; "the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials"; characteristic of the provinces or their people; "deeply provincial and conformist"; "in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial"; "narrow provincial attitudes"; of or associated with a province; "provincial government"

subaltern collapse: a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain

captain collapse: a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers; the pilot in charge of an airship; the naval officer in command of a military ship; a policeman in charge of a precinct; an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant; the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"; be the captain of a sports team

consensus collapse: agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole; "the lack of consensus reflected differences in theoretical positions"; "those rights and obligations are based on an unstated consensus"

governor collapse: a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel); the head of a state government

pater collapse: an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously

citizenry collapse: the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people"

refresher course collapse: a course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments

lieutenant collapse: an officer in a police force; a commissioned military officer; an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade

caretaker collapse: a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person); an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily; "he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected"

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