the top dog

(informal)

the most important and powerful person in a group Jackson was top dog and he made sure he got what he wanted.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Veer	VI:R	Dutch, Limburgish
Chrysanta	kri-SAN-tə	English (Rare)
&Aelig;Lfric	-	Anglo-Saxon
Mees	MAY:S	Dutch
Doncho	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Ermenegildo	-	Italian