head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
(present) head of a family
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
your husband; her husband
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
chief; main; principal; major
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
host; landlord; innkeeper
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
main battery; main armament; best hitter; center of the offense
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
hegemony; leadership; initiative
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
main building (of a villa, palace, etc.)
doctor chiefly responsible for a patient's care; doctor in charge (of a patient); attending physician; (one's) primary care physician; family doctor; general practitioner
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
founder of a religious sect
leader (of an alliance); leading power
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
main; principal; chief; primary; major
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
king; sovereign; daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
the relation of master to servant; homage; master-slave relationship
employer's house; master's house
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party of Japan (1998-2016)
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
main purpose; primary objective
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
individualism; egoism; selfishness
bishop (Orthodox, Anglican, etc.)
chairmanship; presidency; management; president; chairman
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
Creator (of all things); Maker; God
one's principles and position
main wings (of an aeroplane, airplane)
democratization; democratisation
principle of laissez-faire
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
independent; responsible; active; subjective
househusband; stay-at-home dad
independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)
mostly involve; principally involve
ruler's orders; master's orders
main engine (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); propulsion machinery
host and guest; the principal and the auxiliary; the principal and the subsidiary; subject and object; subject and object
rancher; cattleman; person who owns or runs a ranch
archbishop (Orthodox, Anglican, etc.)
egoism; egotism; selfishness
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
main bedroom; master bedroom
aristocratism; patricianism; concept that only the nobility is qualified to rule
chief umpire; referee (soccer, boxing, etc.)
Democratic Party; Democratic Party of Japan (1998-2016); DPJ; Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
main ingredient; main component
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
rationalist; practically minded person; pragmatist
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
heroine; female protagonist
people close to the head man
head (of a university department); chairperson
full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
humanism; humanitarianism
universal love (regardless of race, borders, religion, etc.); universal benevolence
meritocracy; merit system
main engine (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); propulsion machinery
central meaning; principal meaning; prioritizing of will (over reason or emotion); one's lord's will; one's master's intention
leader; originator; moving spirit; prime mover
universally kind person; humane person; philanthropist
leading product; flagship product; top product
storekeeper; shopkeeper; proprietor of a shop
owner of a horse (esp. racehorse); registered owner (of a racehorse)
anti-mainstream faction; fringe group; dissident group
main clause; main part (of a piece of writing); text (of a judicial decision)
independent production (e.g. of a film)
young owner; young proprietor
democracy; democratic system of government
to serve a master; to serve one's employer faithfully
democratic nation; democratic country
manager; director; superintendent; overseer
chief editor; managing editor; manager; person in charge
behaviorism; behaviourism; activism
empiricism; judging things from personal experience
to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on
person conducting a ritual; priest directing a ceremony; chief priest; conducting a ritual
one's chief (literary) work; main work
head researcher (at a research institute)
(head) priest; head priest of the Ise Shrine
democracy; democratic nation
war advocacy; jingoism; bellicose argument
housewife demographic; housewives
jus sanguinis; principle that citizenship is determined by that of one's parents
financial backer; financial supporter
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
primary cause; main factor
donor; benefactor; chief mourner; client (of a builder, etc.)
state socialism; Nazism; national socialism
central pillar; principal post; backbone of a society or community
the n-th generation head of a family
owner of a brothel or restaurant
illuminism; enlightenment
one-man business; sole proprietor; sole proprietorship; individual owner-manager
voluntary singlehood (as a principle or creed); singlehood by choice
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
(the principle of) nonresistance
nationalism; extreme patriotism
major (train) station; main station
owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent
independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)
main battle line; primary front
homekeeping; housekeeping; housewifery
individualist; egoist; selfish person
chief examiner; chief investigator; first reader
familism; the treatment of society (an organization) as a family
sovereignty of the people
principal raw material; main raw material
symbolism (19th-century artistic movement)
constitutional monarchy; limited monarchy
business owner; entrepreneur; employer
principle of living only for the moment
(arch.) secretary (lowest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system); shrine official (ranking below a negi)
supervision; management; supervisor; manager
art for art's sake; l'art pour l'art; ars gratia artis
sovereignty of the people
main city (of a district, province, etc.); major city
main part; key part; head (of a phrase)
chairman of the Aikikai (Aikido World Headquarters)
owner of a company; head of a company
cutting class (esp. of university students)
(Catholic) church; cathedral
results-oriented approach; resultism; belief in results
farm owner; plantation owner
the Lord's name (esp. in Christianity)
chief investigator; head of the investigation; lead investigator
major power; principal countries
principles underpinning an agriculturally based economy
aestheticism; estheticism
main ingredients; chief materials
anti-Semitism; antisemitism
democratic movement; movement towards democracy
keynote; predominant element; main point
exclusivism; exclusionism
state sovereignty; national sovereignty
intuitionism; intuitionalism
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
serving a master; employee
following precedent (instead of trying something new); reliance on precedent
executives; top management; governing body
Nondenominationalism (a Japanese Christian group)
voluntary recall (e.g. of faulty goods)
leading advocate; important proponent; strong advocator
mammonist; money-worshipper
separatist; secessionist; schismatic
person in charge; competent (authority, minister, etc.)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); DPRK
former master; late master
Liberal Democratic Party; LDP; Free Democratic Party (Germany); FDP
constitutionalism; rule of law; legalism
master of religious ceremonies
one-state socialism (Stalinist theory); socialism in one country
severe punishment policy; zero-tolerance policy; draconianism
plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
autonomous (national) defence; self-reliant defence
antiforeignism; exclusionism; exclusivism; chauvinism
main part; principal part; subject (noun phrase)
(national) isolationism; isolation policy
(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People
head priest of temple formerly led by founder of sect
samurai attached to a daimyo
big family principle; extended family policy
main parts; main components
one's master's business; necessary business; major errands
prioritizing of reason or intellect (over emotion)
reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Monroe Doctrine; Monroeism
white supremacy; white supremacism
Machism (philosophical ideas of Ernst Mach)
communist regime; communist government
overgeneralizing (statement, assumption, etc.); overly broad; broad-brush; sweeping
person in charge; manager; chief; head
primary business; primary function; primary focus
democratic state; (a) democracy
groupism; group mentality; collectivism
main memory; main storage
sectarianism; sectionalism
self-management; self-imposed control
principle of laissez-faire
principal point (e.g. of a lens); main point; gist
German Democratic Republic; East Germany
housewife who works part-time
principal agent (in a medicine)
(governmental) supervisor of teachers
sovereignty of the people
diversionary tactics; concealing one's true motives until the last moment
chief producing center; chief producing centre
movie in which ... has the starring role
demerit system; points-off system
main mountain range; midrib; costa; main vein (leaf)
part-time mom; working mother
initiative taken by politicians (rather than by bureaucrats, in the formulation of a policy or bill)
head; chief; boss; leader
the Sabbath; the Lord's Day
major newspaper; leading newspaper; widely circulated newspaper
central position (e.g. in an organization); position of leadership; important location; central spot
nulla poena sine lege; no punishment without law
family-oriented way of life; family-first way of life; cocooning
main memory; primary storage
gradualism; slow-and-steady policy
vice president (of China); vice chairman
the principle of honorable death and no surrender
prioritizing of emotions (over reason or will)
politics of the people (democratic theory of Sakuzō Yoshino, 1878-1933)
Herrenmoral (master morality, as a philosophical concept of Nietzsche)
direct examination; examination-in-chief
evangelicalism; evangelism
Islamism; political Islam; Islamic fundamentalism
anticommunism; anti-communism
chief abbot (of a Buddhist temple)
daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)
policy favouring major powers; policy of great powers favorable only to themselves
economic unit; economic agent; economic entity
the husband is always the last to know; everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR; Soviet Union
anti-democratic thought; anti-democratic ideology
mainstream smoke (from a cigarette, cigar, etc.)
abstract expressionism (art movement)
the favor (favour) of one's master
using an overly broad subject when expressing a personal opinion (e.g. "the public", "women"); overgeneralizing
standardization; standardisation
Japan Democratic Party (1954-1955); Democratic Party (of Japan; 1947-1950)
democratic form of government
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan; CDPJ
governing by law and reason rather than by military force
principle of virtuous government; virtue as the principle of good government
initiative taken by bureaucrats in the drafting of government policies and bills (rather than by politicians)
backward-looking philosophy (ideology); conservatism
humanism; humanitarianism
ownerless property; bona vacantia
indirect democracy; representative democracy
the "three noes principle" of no drive, no interest, and no sense of responsibility; principle of indolence, indifference, and irresponsibility
self interest supremacy doctrine; (irresponsible) capitalism
local warriors, or provincial or district officials, who developed paddy field lands
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
experimentalism; experientialism
principle of territorial jurisdiction
regionalism; sectionalism; localism
movie in which ... has the starring role
primary factor; main cause
transcendentalism (literary style); Parnassianism
White Australia Policy (pre-1966 Australian immigration policy)
democracy (as propounded by Sun Yat-sen)
democratic government; democratically elected government
chief of staff (esp. of US president)
jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship
the Sabbath; the Lord's Day
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
sectarianism; sectionalism
jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship
principal movement (of an earthquake); principal shock
voluntary liquidation; voluntary closure (of business)
state capitalism; national capitalism
following precedent (instead of trying something new); reliance on precedent
Nazism; national socialism
main storage; main memory
Neue Sachlichkeit (German art movement); New Objectivity
Christian Democratic Union (Germany); Christian Democrats; CDU
principle (or ideology) of international cooperation
New Democracy (concept devised by Mao Zedong)
the principle of see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil; the policy of "see-not, hear-not, and speak-not"
principal agent (in a medicine)
to relieve someone of the leading role
primary mirror (of a telescope); main mirror
ultraconservative doctrine; ultraconservative policy
laying low, awaiting one's chance
principle of nationality (according to which an offender should be tried in accordance with the law of his or her own country)
(principle of) self-sufficiency
voluntary withdrawal from school; dropping out of school of one's own accord
staple food; main article of diet
free conviction principle; principle of the free discretion of judges as to the probative value of evidence
sound used for censoring words or phrases (on TV, radio, etc.); bleep censor
legalism; constitutionality
(ideology of) ethnic supremacy; racial supremacism
war communism (Russia, 1918-1921); military communism
Democratic Liberal Party (1948-1950)
New Capitalism (concept proposed by Fumio Kishida)
predominant color; predominant colour
even an eccentric head of family must be obeyed
Democratic National Committee (US); DNC
restoration of sovereignty
main signal; traffic signal
illusory contour; subjective contour
subject (of a portrait or bust); a person posing for a portrait or bust; (historically) patron; someone who commissions a Buddhist temple or work of art
the principle of pleasing everyone; make-everybody-happy policy
final cutting (of trees); regeneration cutting
cost basis; cost principle
rights accruing to the head of a household (according to laws now obsolete)
slapdash approach; rough-and-ready method; speed-before-quality policy
proponent of discrimination (such as a racist or sexist); bigot
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
summit meeting; top-level conference
chief of staff (of US president)
Juche (North Korean political ideology)
principal component analysis; PCA
Union Democratica Popular
America First (US policy)
methodological individualism
voluntary export restraint; VER
people's democratic republic
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Lao People's Democratic Republic
people's democratic dictatorship (e.g. Maoism)
people's socialist republic
policy of alignment with the United Nations; UN-centrism
system of self-management; honour system
retired husband syndrome; stress syndrome resulting from one's husband being at home
the cabinet minister in charge
tokenism; appearance for appearance's sake
rice not subject to government controls
key customers; key customer; major clients; major client
pro-democracy movement in China
Japan Democratic Lawyer's Association
building officer (responsible for issuing building certifications, etc.)
major histocompatibility complex; MHC
registered real-estate broker
(one's) areas of responsibility; matters under one's charge; responsibilities
first-to-invent principle (in patent law); first-to-invent system
bulk loading safety officer
caring for oneself (at home; e.g. after testing positive for COVID-19)
principle of national self-determination
market price basis; market price principle
banking principle; banking doctrine
Social Democratic Federation
big-ship, big-gun advocacy
Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic; ASSR
prices of staple commodities
first-to-file principle (in patent law); first-to-file system
radiation protection supervisor
neocapitalism; New Capitalism (concept proposed by Fumio Kishida)
local disaster prevention organization
advocacy of consumer rights (product safety, accurate labelling, etc.); consumer activism; consumer advocacy; consumer spending; high levels of consumption
state monopoly capitalism
essential elements of information
head feature principle; HFP
subject-auxiliary inversion
no-fault liability principle
principal diagonal; main diagonal
Soviet Socialist Republic; SSR
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic; Georgian SSR; GSSR
(belief in the desirability of) education by rote learning
creophagism; creophagy; carnism
control-oriented education
Nazism; national socialism
Institute for Democratic Education
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
currency principle; currency doctrine
ability-to-pay principle (of taxation)
(electoral) campaign manager
proletarian internationalism
anti-communism, anti-capitalism, anti-fascism (policy of the Socialist Masses Party)
head-driven phrase structure grammar; HPSG
principle of compulsory prosecution (i.e. a public prosecutor must seek an indictment if evidence is sufficient)
management familism; paternalistic management; family management style organizational philosophy
strategy of close-quarters fighting
doyen of the diplomatic corps
head priest (at a Buddhist temple)
chief justice of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong
Administration Directory Management Domain; ADDMD
Administration Management Domain; ADMD
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (2017-); CDPJ; Constitutional Democratic Party (Russia, 1905-1917)
principle of nonalignment; nonalignment policy
key industry; major industry
neocolonialism; neo-colonialism
Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
retributivism; retributive justice; principle of punitive justice; belief that crimes deserve suitable punishment
Store owner, at your service; Yours truly, the Store Owner
administration domain name
chief effect (of a medicine)
neo-romanticism; neoromanticism
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
academic socialism; professorial socialism
head feature convention; HFC
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Democratic Party for the People; DPFP; DPP
system under which schoolteachers are assigned additional administrative duties
fault liability principle
structural constructivism
retributivism; retributive justice; principle of punitive justice; belief that crimes deserve suitable punishment
main reinforcement (in a reinforced-concrete structure)
key culprit; principal offender
philanthropinism; educational system established by J. B. Basedow
democracy deficit; democratic deficit
regional sovereignty reform (decentralization of power to local governments)
early phase of the shoin-zukuri residential architecture style
most-read newspaper (in a region)
pure vegetarianism; veganism
coefficient of active earth pressure
manorial system; manorialism
domestic demand-led recovery
deliberative democracy; discursive democracy
meritocracy; performance-based system; achievement-based system
principal chain; main chain; backbone chain
(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People
livestock owner; animal farmer
inquisitorial system; nonadversarial system
party chairman (esp. in China, Taiwan, etc.); party leader
reciprocity; reciprocity principle
archaism; pseudoclassicism
main sequence; principal series
principle of discretionary prosecution (the right of a public prosecutor to exercise discretion in cancelling prosecution); principle of opportunity
inclusionism; inclusivism
exclusionism; exclusivism
infringement of sovereignty
main bath (i.e. in a bathhouse)
main melody; lead; central theme (of a literary work, critique, etc.)
principle of being fair and just; fair and unbiased policy (unbiassed)
worship or admiration of Western cultures
trying to help one's master but instead ending up hurting him
Japanism; Japanese nationalistic ideological movement
taking charge; presiding over
nominal holder of an allocated rice field (ritsuryō system)
master; main character; protagonist