DECISION MAKER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Someone who administers a business

Synonyms:

administrator; decision maker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("decision maker" is a kind of...):

chief; head; top dog (a person who is in charge)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "decision maker"):

academic administrator (an administrator in a college or university)

director; manager; managing director (someone who controls resources and expenditures)

executive; executive director (a person responsible for the administration of a business)

land agent (a person who administers a landed estate)

security director (head of a private security force working for a business or industry)

vice chancellor (a deputy or assistant to someone bearing the title of chancellor)