top dog

n. the person in charge or in power; a company officer. The reporter tried to get hold of one of the top dogs but couldn’t get past the secretary.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gaye	[gei]
Tiziana	tee-TSYAH-nah	Italian
Eideard	-	Scottish
ŠTefica	-	Croatian
Gerasimos	-	Greek
Laurie	LAWR-ee (English), LOW-ree (Dutch)	English, Dutch