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päällikkö — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chief noun The leader or head of a group, organization, or tribe.
  • commander noun A person who leads and directs a military force or unit.
  • controller noun A handheld device used to operate a video game or machine.
  • head noun The part of the body containing the brain, eyes, and mouth.
  • majordomo noun The head servant or official in a royal Spanish or Italian household; later, any head servant in a wealthy household in a foreign country; a leading servant or butler.

Senses

päällikkö is used for these senses in English:

  • chief The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group. [from 13th c.]
  • commander One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.
  • controller One who controls something.
  • head A headdress; a covering for the head.
  • majordomo (chiefly, _, US) Any overseer, organizer, person in command.

chief — full definition

  1. noun The leader or head of a group, organization, or tribe.
  2. adj Most important; primary.

commander — full definition

  1. noun A person who leads and directs a military force or unit.
  2. noun A naval officer ranked above lieutenant commander and below captain.
  3. noun The person in charge of a group or organization more generally.

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