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n. A high administrative official or chief officer, as:

n. Any of several high military or civil officials in ancient Rome.

n. The chief of police of Paris, France.

n. A chief administrative official of a department of France.

n. The administrator in charge of discipline at a Jesuit school.

n. A student monitor or officer, especially in a private school.

n. An official of ancient Rome.

n. The head of a department in France.

n. A school pupil in a position of power over other pupils.

n. A commander.

n. A Roman officer who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.

n. A superintendent of a department who has control of its police establishment, together with extensive powers of municipal regulation.

n. In the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, a title of certain dignitaries below the rank of bishop.

n. A governor, commander, chief magistrate, or superintendent.

n. A director.

n. Tutelary divinity; presiding deity.

n. a chief officer or chief magistrate

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executive    administrator   

prefect of police   

autarch    councillor    marshal    mayor    warden    chancellor    alderman    prætor    superintendent    aedile