dirigeant

Definitions of dirigeant
  1. noun
    the head of a state government
    synonyms: gouverneur
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    type of:
    femme politique, homme politique, politicien
    a leader engaged in civil administration
  2. noun
    a person who rules or commands
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    calife
    the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
    dictateur, potentat
    a ruler who is unconstrained by law
    émir
    an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
    maître
    a person who has general authority over others
    pharaon
    the title of the ancient Egyptian kings
    cheik, cheikh, scheik
    the leader of an Arab village or family
    monarque, souverain
    a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
    sultan
    the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)
    tsar
    a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
    empereur
    the male ruler of an empire
    chah, schah, shah
    title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
    autocrate, despote, tyran
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
    type of:
    homme, individu, mortel, être
    a human being
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