TRIBAL SHEIKH Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase tribal sheikh. (close relations)
Definition of TRIBAL SHEIKH
tribalism
Best Alternative Words for TRIBAL SHEIKH
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chief | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who is in charge • a person who exercises control over workers • the head of a tribe or clan adjective satellite • most important element | ||||||||
chieftain | nounn | |||||||
noun • the leader of a group of people • the head of a tribe or clan | ||||||||
emir | nounn | |||||||
noun • an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia) | ||||||||
head | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains • a single domestic animal • that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason • a person who is in charge • the front of a military formation or procession • the pressure exerted by a fluid • the top of something • the source of water from which a stream arises • (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent • the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates) • the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head • a dense cluster of flowers or foliage • the educator who has executive authority for a school • an individual person • a user of (usually soft) drugs • a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) • a rounded compact mass • the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container • the part in the front or nearest the viewer • a difficult juncture • forward movement • a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer • the subject matter at issue • a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about • the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint • that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves • (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk • (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head • the striking part of a tool • (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship • a projection out from one end • a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum • oral stimulation of the genitals verb • to go or travel towards • be in charge of • travel in front of; go in advance of others • be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling • take its rise • be in the front of or on top of • form a head or come or grow to a head • remove the head of | ||||||||
headman | nounn | |||||||
noun • an executioner who beheads the condemned person • the head of a tribe or clan | ||||||||
leader | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who rules or guides or inspires others • a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers | ||||||||
patriarch | nounn | |||||||
noun • title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem) • the male head of family or tribe • any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race • a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself | ||||||||
ruler | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who rules or commands • measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths | ||||||||
sachem | nounn | |||||||
noun • a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall) • a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief) | ||||||||
warlord | nounn | |||||||
noun • supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak | ||||||||
sheik | nounn | |||||||
noun • the leader of an Arab village or family • a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance | ||||||||
sheikh | nounn | |||||||
noun • the leader of an Arab village or family | ||||||||
arab chief | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the leader of an Arab village or family | ||||||||
tribal sheik | nounn | |||||||
noun • the leader of an Arab village or family |