CHIEF

• (noun) a person who exercises control over workers

  "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"

  synonyms : boss , foreman , gaffer , honcho

• (noun) a person who is in charge

  "the head of the whole operation"

  synonyms : head , top dog

• (noun) the head of a tribe or clan

  synonyms : chieftain , headman , tribal chief

• (adj.) most important element

  "the chief aim of living", "the main doors were of solid glass", "the principal rivers of America", "the principal example", "policemen were primary targets", "the master bedroom", "a master switch"

  synonyms : main , master , primary , principal

  The primary ingredients needed for baking a cake are flour, eggs, and oil. -added by naila_inlas

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