A list of 148 words by bilby.
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- archonwas added by bilby and appears on 33 lists
- sherifwas added by bilby and appears on 4 lists
- loncowas added by bilby and appears on just this list
- daimyowas added by bilby and appears on 10 lists
- kabakawas added by bilby and appears on 4 lists
- starostwas added by bilby and appears on 5 lists
- muckety muckwas added by bilby and appears on 4 lists
- oyabunwas added by bilby and appears on 2 lists
- kadileskerwas added by bilby and appears on 2 lists
- consulwas added by bilby and appears on 22 lists
- lictorwas added by bilby and appears on 18 lists
- coryphæuswas added by bilby and appears on 2 lists
- generalissimowas added by bilby and appears on 12 lists
- caciquewas added by bilby and appears on 15 lists
- rabbanwas added by bilby and appears on just this list
- prætorwas added by bilby and appears on 3 lists
- athelingwas added by bilby and appears on 20 lists
- deywas added by bilby and appears on 18 lists
- gerentwas added by bilby and appears on 12 lists
- daimiowas added by bilby and appears on 8 lists
- margravewas added by bilby and appears on 20 lists
- herzogwas added by bilby and appears on 4 lists
- sagamorewas added by bilby and appears on 14 lists
- akhoondwas added by bilby and appears on 2 lists
- ducewas added by bilby and appears on 6 lists
- dogewas added by bilby and appears on 27 lists
- vladikawas added by bilby and appears on 2 lists
- vojvodawas added by bilby and appears on just this list
- vozhdwas added by bilby and appears on 4 lists
- basileuswas added by bilby and appears on 5 lists
- princepswas added by bilby and appears on 7 lists
- bretwaldawas added by bilby and appears on 2 lists
- aryamehrwas added by bilby and appears on just this list
- khatunwas added by bilby and appears on just this list
- khaganwas added by bilby and appears on 4 lists
- 王was added by bilby and appears on 2 lists
- maharaniwas added by bilby and appears on 6 lists
- big cheesewas added by bilby and appears on 10 lists
- shogunwas added by bilby and appears on 15 lists
- nabobwas added by bilby and appears on 61 lists
- ayatollahwas added by bilby and appears on 16 lists
- valiwas added by bilby and appears on 7 lists
- rajahwas added by bilby and appears on 9 lists
- khalifawas added by bilby and appears on 7 lists
- mugquompwas added by bilby and appears on just this list
- agawas added by bilby and appears on 16 lists
- satrapwas added by bilby and appears on 31 lists
- seljukwas added by bilby and appears on 3 lists
- ethnarchwas added by bilby and appears on 11 lists
- nawabwas added by bilby and appears on 12 lists
- metropolitwas added by bilby and appears on 3 lists
- quarterheadwas added by bilby and appears on just this list
- fonwas added by bilby and appears on 7 lists
- sovereignwas added by bilby and appears on 84 lists
- subadarwas added by bilby and appears on 6 lists
- man upstairswas added by bilby and appears on just this list
- governesswas added by bilby and appears on 14 lists
- rabbiwas added by bilby and appears on 22 lists
- dominatorwas added by bilby and appears on 6 lists
- pontiffwas added by bilby and appears on 25 lists
- muftiwas added by bilby and appears on 31 lists
- taskmasterwas added by bilby and appears on 13 lists
- sirdarwas added by bilby and appears on 7 lists
- magnatewas added by bilby and appears on 55 lists
- shahwas added by bilby and appears on 20 lists
- tzaddikwas added by bilby and appears on 8 lists
- skipwas added by bilby and appears on 49 lists
- aghawas added by bilby and appears on 8 lists
- jemidarwas added by bilby and appears on 4 lists
- praetorwas added by bilby and appears on 19 lists
- jarlwas added by bilby and appears on 15 lists
- mughalwas added by bilby and appears on 5 lists
- provostwas added by bilby and appears on 20 lists
- emirwas added by bilby and appears on 22 lists
- patriarchwas added by bilby and appears on 47 lists
- malikwas added by bilby and appears on 7 lists
- atamanwas added by bilby and appears on 6 lists
- mandriarchwas added by bilby and appears on 4 lists
- chancellorwas added by bilby and appears on 24 lists
- foremanwas added by bilby and appears on 21 lists
- khedivewas added by bilby and appears on 15 lists
- potentatewas added by bilby and appears on 118 lists
- hetmanwas added by bilby and appears on 10 lists
- pashawas added by bilby and appears on 28 lists
- fuglemanwas added by bilby and appears on 28 lists
- khanwas added by bilby and appears on 27 lists
- pendragonwas added by bilby and appears on 20 lists
- sachemwas added by bilby and appears on 21 lists
- caliphwas added by bilby and appears on 31 lists
- banríonwas added by bilby and appears on 2 lists
- ríwas added by bilby and appears on 2 lists
- lurahwas added by bilby and appears on just this list
- kahunawas added by bilby and appears on 17 lists
- taoiseachwas added by bilby and appears on 9 lists
- pharaohwas added by bilby and appears on 33 lists
- kaiserwas added by bilby and appears on 27 lists
- emperorwas added by bilby and appears on 45 lists
- sheikhwas added by bilby and appears on 11 lists
- principalwas added by bilby and appears on 60 lists
- big bananawas added by bilby and appears on just this list
- masterwas added by bilby and appears on 60 lists
- cheerleaderwas added by bilby and appears on 15 lists
- swamiwas added by bilby and appears on 18 lists
- coxswainwas added by bilby and appears on 50 lists
- prime ministerwas added by bilby and appears on 10 lists
- maharajahwas added by bilby and appears on 12 lists
- custodianwas added by bilby and appears on 22 lists
- overseerwas added by bilby and appears on 14 lists
- panjandrumwas added by bilby and appears on 110 lists
- governorwas added by bilby and appears on 29 lists
- honchowas added by bilby and appears on 19 lists
- generalwas added by bilby and appears on 41 lists
- directorwas added by bilby and appears on 44 lists
- doyenwas added by bilby and appears on 53 lists
- rulerwas added by bilby and appears on 28 lists
- superiorwas added by bilby and appears on 42 lists
- kingpinwas added by bilby and appears on 24 lists
- ringleaderwas added by bilby and appears on 8 lists
- chieftainwas added by bilby and appears on 19 lists
- maestrowas added by bilby and appears on 48 lists
- commanderwas added by bilby and appears on 27 lists
- sultanwas added by bilby and appears on 30 lists
- queenwas added by bilby and appears on 82 lists
- kingwas added by bilby and appears on 76 lists
- dictatorwas added by bilby and appears on 27 lists
- overlordwas added by bilby and appears on 19 lists
- liegewas added by bilby and appears on 35 lists
- monarchwas added by bilby and appears on 44 lists
- skipperwas added by bilby and appears on 25 lists
- fuehrerwas added by bilby and appears on 5 lists
- head honchowas added by bilby and appears on 4 lists
- mayorwas added by bilby and appears on 18 lists
- chairmanwas added by bilby and appears on 19 lists
- bellwetherwas added by bilby and appears on 99 lists
- superintendentwas added by bilby and appears on 8 lists
- deanwas added by bilby and appears on 26 lists
- conductorwas added by bilby and appears on 26 lists
- alpha femalewas added by bilby and appears on 2 lists
- alpha malewas added by bilby and appears on 11 lists
- tsarwas added by bilby and appears on 20 lists
- headwas added by bilby and appears on 86 lists
- presidentwas added by bilby and appears on 37 lists
- executivewas added by bilby and appears on 32 lists
- cap'nwas added by bilby and appears on 2 lists
- bosswas added by bilby and appears on 54 lists
- chiefwas added by bilby and appears on 41 lists
- leaderwas added by bilby and appears on 40 lists
michaelchang commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
janitor?
December 19, 2007
michaelchang commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
or shepherd? depending on who's asking.
December 19, 2007
sionnach commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
skipper? monarch? liege lord? evil overlord?
December 20, 2007
bilby commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Thanks sionnach. We can always count on you to make timely and useful suggestions for any list!
December 20, 2007
michaelchang commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
führer?
December 20, 2007
michaelchang commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
sorry you got that one just with an ue
December 20, 2007
bilby commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
If I was going to spend double bullet holes on der Fuehrer I'd put them in him, not above :-(
December 20, 2007
chained_bear commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
great comment, bilby. i'm writing about the holocaust this week so that's exactly what's in my head too.
wait... Hey! Get out of my head!!
December 20, 2007
michaelchang commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
:=(
December 20, 2007
michaelchang commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Take me to your Guru.
December 20, 2007
bilby commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
A guru's a clever person, not necessarily the head dude. I'm not convinced yet.
December 20, 2007
michaelchang commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
swami then?
December 20, 2007
michaelchang commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
A Swami, being celibate, channels sexual energy to reach God and Enlightenment. How is that for a dollar?
December 20, 2007
michaelchang commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Puppet Master, must be a leader in every sense!
December 20, 2007
mollydot commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Yarn shop.
December 20, 2007
michaelchang commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
cheerleader then!
December 20, 2007
michaelchang commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Patron
December 20, 2007
bilby commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
I don't understand the sense of yarn shop.
December 20, 2007
michaelchang commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Sheikh
December 20, 2007
jennarenn commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
"Who is your teacher?" strikes fear in the hearts of kids everywhere. :)
December 20, 2007
michaelchang commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Emperor
December 20, 2007
bilby commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Thanks for the suggestions. I'll go principal for teacher as headmaster is just another derivation of master and that could go on forever.
December 20, 2007
michaelchang commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
I think Guru is a kind of leader type although the word literally means teacher. Cos I looked up Lama, which have the same meaning. And I think a Lama can be considered a spiritual leader (as well as a teacher) to quite a few people.
From Wiki: Lama (Tibetan: བླ་མ་; Wylie: bla-ma) is a title for a Tibetan religious teacher. The name is similar to the Sanskrit term 'guru' (see Tibetan Buddhism and Bön). The title can be used as an honorific title conferred on a monk, nun or (in the Nyingma, Kagyu and Sakya schools) advanced tantric practitioner to designate a level of spiritual attainment and authority to teach, or may be part of a title such as Dalai Lama or Panchen Lama applied to a lineage of reincarnate lamas (Tulkus).
December 20, 2007
michaelchang commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Take me to your Pharaoh bilby.
December 20, 2007
mollydot commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Re yarn shop: It's not exactly a who, and I missed the list description about leaders, so it doesn't work at all for your list. But it's somewhere I'd like to be taken to :-)
Here's a better one: Taoiseach, an Irish word. Current meaning is prime minister, literal meaning is leader.
December 20, 2007
michaelchang commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
spin doctor, godfather, Master Mason the Third Degree.
December 20, 2007
michaelchang commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
drum major
December 20, 2007
bilby commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Wow, neat word mollydot! Is it Gaelic? I could check around here (Scotland) and see if they have the same thing. I hope you find the yarn shop soon!
Spin-doctors might think they lead public opinion but I'm agin'it. Godfather is closer in the Hollywood sense but the traditional meaning is not one of absolute authority. Even the Italian equivalent padrone might instill fear in Sicily but it's just run-of-the-mill owner elsewhere.
December 20, 2007
uselessness commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Take me to your kahuna.
December 20, 2007
sionnach commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Taoiseach is an Irish word, originally meaning "leader" or "chieftain". Now mainly used to refer to Ireland's prime minister; useful in alliterative phrases such as the "teflon taoiseach".
The second-in-command, or deputy prime minister, is referred to as the tánaiste. In history the tánaiste was the heir of the chief (taoiseach).
December 20, 2007
bilby commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Thanks sionnach, it sounds grand. I think we need more Irish words here.
December 20, 2007
sionnach commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
CEO or chief executive officer. pendragon. sachem. khan. fugleman. hetman. ataman. heresiarch. mandriarch. patriarch. emir. jarl. jemidar. agha. caliph. shah. imam. tzaddik. sirdar. malik. grand mufti. foreman. pontiff. chief rabbi. subadar. chancellor.
December 20, 2007
michaelchang commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
LOL Kahuna, I don't know why but this is a new favorite word of mine. Maybe i'm getting tired. But on wikipedia i found out there's forty different types of kahuna listed in the book, 'Tales from the Night Rainbow'. Night Rainbow. I'm adding that right away, I have never seen a Night Rainbow, have you?
December 20, 2007
mollydot commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Two more Irish ones for you: rí and banríon - king and queen
December 20, 2007
mollydot commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
And Ard Rí is High King - the king of all Ireland. The others were kings of provinces. Or smaller areas, perhaps? My history is not so good.
December 20, 2007
bilby commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Thanks mollydot.
April 5, 2008
madmouth commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
maharani?
big cheese?
rebbe?
王?
also, I think aga and agha are spelling variants of each other.
this is a stellar public list. we can all contribute and admire at the same time.
May 1, 2009
bilby commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
What's the last one, mm? Is it Korean?
May 5, 2009
madmouth commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Chinese character, meaning "king", so by default also part of Korean and Japanese.
May 6, 2009
bilby commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Lovely, a warm thanks for your suggestions.
May 7, 2009
madmouth commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
khagan (see here...and here)
May 15, 2009
bilby commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
A good 'un.
May 15, 2009
madmouth commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
I've culled some from Wiki's list of royal titles (my 2nd link): Khatun (a female Khan), Aryamehr ("light of the Aryans"), Princeps (the official title of a Roman emperor), Bretwalda (an obscure Anglo-Saxon leadership title), and Basileus (a title for a Byzantine emperor).
May 15, 2009
bilby commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
My, how industrious :-)
May 15, 2009
rolig commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
I might suggest a few from the Slavic side of things:
- vozhd (or Cyrillically, вождь), which is what adoring fans called Stalin; like Führer, it means "leader", but unlike the German word, it really is reserved for the Great Leader.
- vojvoda or vojevoda or voyevoda (or more Englishy, voivode), the Slavic "duke" (lit., "war-leader" or "warlord") and the origin of the toponym Vojvodina.
– vladika, the title of the Prince-Bishop of the Principality of Montenegro.
– you have tsar, but what about the tsarina (I'm assuming you are eschewing the unchewable cz- spellings).
And a couple obvious ones from across the Adriatic that seem to have escaped: il Duce (last seen in Salò) and the doge, in the company of Mrs. Doge, a.k.a. the dogaress or in Venetian, dogaressa, both fleeing incognito in a gondola.
May 15, 2009
bilby commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Thanks rol' & mad'.
May 15, 2009
madmouth commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Alaafin; Apostolic Majesty; Chanyu; Orangun; Sapa Inca
July 8, 2009
Piknik commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Impressive list!
January 21, 2013
hernesheir commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
lictor, a Roman fascist of sorts.
consul
January 21, 2013
bilby commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Spasibo, Vozhd!
January 21, 2013
hernesheir commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
kadilesker, fool-killer.
January 24, 2013
bilby commented on the list take-me-to-your-whosit
Terima kasih, Tuan Tinggi!
January 24, 2013