overlordnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈəʊ.və.lɔːd/us/ˈoʊ.vɚ.lɔːrd/a person in a position of power, especially in the past
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People in charge of or controlling other people
- administrator
- authority
- bureaucrat
- chairman
- chairperson
- force
- giant
- Goliath
- guiding spirit
- headman
- helicopter parent
- hierarchy
- leader
- marshal
- on high idiom
- operator
- paymaster
- pillar
- powerhouse
- presidency
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