- potentate
- n1. sovereign, monarch, king, majesty, crowned head, dynast, prince, emperor, power, potent; lord, master, tyrant, dictator; president, premier, chief executive, head of state; superior, commander, commandant, general, chief, chieftain, captain; head, headman, Inf. boss, Inf. bossman, man-in-charge.2. mogul, magnate, tycoon, U.S. baron; personage, dignitary, notable, official, Inf. V.I.P., Inf. bigwig, Sl. big shot, Sl. biggie, Sl. big gun, Sl. big wheel, Fr. grand frontage, Sl. fat cat, Sl. heavy, Sl. high-muck-amuck; celebrity, Sl. celeb, luminary, somebody, name, Inf. big name.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.