S: (n) father (a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization) "the tennis fathers ruled in her favor"; "the city fathers endorsed the proposal"
S: (n) boss (a person who exercises control and makes decisions) "he is his own boss now"
S: (n) fugleman (a leader and organizer and spokesman (especially a political leader)) "a fugleman for the radical right"
S: (n) imam, imaum ((Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide)
S: (n) malik (the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent) "maliks rule the hinterland of Afghanistan under the protection of warlords"
S: (n) Judas Maccabaeus (Jewish leader of a revolt in Judea that recovered Jerusalem around 166 BC; hero of the Apocryphal books I Maccabees and II Maccabees (?-161 BC))
S: (n) Masoud, Ahmad Shah Masoud (Afghan leader of forces opposed to the Taliban; won fame by successfully resisting the Soviets in the 1980s; was assassinated by men posing as journalists (1953-2001))