Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

officer, military officer

n. any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"

officer, office-holder

n. someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year"

officer, ship's officer

n. a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"

officer, policeman, police officer

n. a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"

officer

v. direct or command as an officer

peremptory, commanding

adj. not allowing contradiction or refusal; "spoke in peremptory tones"; "peremptory commands"

commanding, dominating, overlooking

adj. used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom"

ranking, commanding, top-level, top-ranking

adj. used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom"

administrator

n. the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor

director

n. member of a board of directors

trustee, legal guardian

n. a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit

administrator

n. the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor

agent

n. a substance that exerts some force or effect

executor

n. a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will

assertive

adj. inclined to bold and confident assertion; aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act"

self-assured, self-confident

adj. showing poise and confidence in your own worth; "hardly more than a boy but firm-knit and self-confident"

imperious, masterful

adj. able to deal authoritatively with affairs; "dismissed the matter with an imperious wave of her hand"

domineering

adj. tending to domineer

dominant

adj. exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"

ruling, regnant, reigning

adj. exercising power or authority

predominate, overriding, paramount, predominant, preponderant, preponderating

adj. having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"

rife, prevailing, prevalent

adj. encountered generally especially at the present time; "the prevailing opinion was that a trade war could be averted"; "the most prevalent religion in our area"; "speculation concerning the books author was rife"

controlling, in charge

adj. able to control or determine policy; "a controlling interest in the firm"

adjuratory

adj. containing a solemn charge or command

pressing, crying, instant, insistent, peremptory, exigent, clamant, urgent

adj. demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"

altitudinous

adj. indefinitely high; lofty

soaring, tall, eminent, lofty, towering

adj. of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"

knee-high

adj. high enough to reach the knees: "grass was knee-high"

high-level

adj. occurring at or from a relative high altitude; "high-level bombing"

high-stepped, high-stepping

adj. having or moving with a high step; "his high-stepped stride"; "a high-stepping horse"

high-top, high-topped

adj. (of shoes or boots) having relatively high uppers

steep

adj. of a slope; set at a high angle; "note the steep incline"; "a steep roof sheds snow"

upper

adj. higher in place or position; "the upper bunk"; "in the upper center of the picture"; "the upper stories"

arch, condescending, patronizing

adj. (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

high, eminent

adj. standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"

leading, greatest, preeminent

adj. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"

high-level, high-ranking, upper-level

adj. at an elevated level in rank or importance; "a high-level official"; "a high-level corporate briefing"; "upper-level management"

Olympian, majestic

adj. majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure"

master

adj. "master race"

superordinate

adj. of higher rank or status or value

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