PREFECTS Synonyms

• someone who administers a business

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

• someone who manages a government agency or department

• an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

• the naval officer in command of a military ship

• a policeman in charge of a precinct

• an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

• the leader of a group of people

• the pilot in charge of an airship

• a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

• be the captain of a sports team

• a person who is in charge

• a person who exercises control over workers

• the head of a tribe or clan

• most important element

• someone who maintains and audits business accounts

• a person who directs and restrains

• a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine

• someone who controls resources and expenditures

• (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

• a person who directs and manages an organization

• one who supervises or has charge and direction of

• a program that controls the execution of other programs

• a high-ranking university administrator