chef

Definitions of chef
  1. noun
    a person who is in charge
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    administrateur, cadre, directeur
    someone who manages a government agency or department
    administrateur
    someone who administers a business
    président-directeur général
    the highest ranking manager
    secrétaire, secrétaire général
    a person who is head of an administrative department of government
    directeur, président
    an administrator in a college or university
    commissaire
    a government administrator
    chef d'entreprise, directeur
    someone who controls resources and expenditures
    cadre
    a person responsible for the administration of a business
    hôtelier
    an owner or manager of hotels
    type of:
    guide, leader
    a person who rules or guides or inspires others
  2. noun
    the position of chieftain
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    place, position, poste
    a job in an organization
  3. noun
    the head of a tribe or clan
    synonyms: chef de tribu
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    guide, leader
    a person who rules or guides or inspires others
  4. noun
    a person who exercises control over workers
    synonyms: boss, chef d'équipe, contremaître
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    boss
    South African term for `boss'
    chef d'équipe
    the foreman of a work gang
    chef d'équipe
    a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers
    type of:
    superviseur
    one who supervises or has charge and direction of
  5. noun
    South African term for `boss'
    synonyms: boss
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    boss, chef d'équipe, contremaître
    a person who exercises control over workers
  6. noun
    a person who rules or guides or inspires others
    synonyms: guide, leader
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    adepte, successeur, épigone
    a person who accepts the leadership of another
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    bacon
    English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
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    leader spireatuel, mentor
    a leader in religious or sacred affairs
    aristocrate, patricien
    a member of the aristocracy
    capitaine
    the leader of a group of people
    employeur, patron
    a person or firm that employs workers
    patron
    a person who exercises control and makes decisions
    guide
    someone who shows the way by leading or advising
    chef de tribu
    the head of a tribe or clan
    initiateur, instigateur
    a person who initiates a course of action
    législateur
    a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
    modèle
    someone worthy of imitation
    leader, politicien
    a person active in party politics
    femme politique, homme politique, politicien
    a leader engaged in civil administration
    président
    the leader of a group meeting
    supérieur
    one of greater rank or station or quality
    dompteur, entraîneur
    one who trains other persons or animals
    administrateur, cadre, directeur
    someone who manages a government agency or department
    administrateur
    someone who administers a business
    agresseur
    a confident assertive person who acts as instigator
    employeur, patron
    a person responsible for hiring workers
    candidat
    a politician who is running for public office
    clerc, ecclésiastique, pasteur
    a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
    entraineur
    (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
    démagogue
    a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
    aristocrate, femme aristocrate
    a woman who is an aristocrat
    président-directeur général
    the highest ranking manager
    dirigeant, gouverneur
    the head of a state government
    dresseur
    one who trains or exhibits animals
    législateur
    someone who makes or enacts laws
    aristocrate
    a man who is an aristocrat
    directeur, maître
    directs the work of others
    maire, mairesse
    the head of a city government
    saint
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
    chef d'un parti, patron
    a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments
    pape
    the head of the Roman Catholic Church
    président, président-directeur général
    the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
    prêtre
    a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
    prince
    a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
    princesse
    a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)
    rabbin
    spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law
    républicain
    a member of the Republican Party
    secrétaire, secrétaire général
    a person who is head of an administrative department of government
    gauchiste, socialiste
    a political advocate of socialism
    orateur
    the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly
    homme d'état
    a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
    superviseur
    one who supervises or has charge and direction of
    type of:
    homme, individu, mortel, être
    a human being
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