(order) 741.
     be at the head of &c. adj.; hold office, be in office, fill an office;
hold master, occupy master, a post master, be master &c. 745.
     have the upper hand, get the upper hand, have the whip, get the whip;
gain a hold upon, preponderate, dominate, rule the roost; boss [U.S.]; override, overrule, overawe; lord it over, hold in hand, keep under, make a puppet of, lead by the nose, turn round one’s little finger, bend to one’s will, hold one’s own, wear the breeches; have the ball at one’s feet, have it all one’s own way, have the game in one’s own hand, have on the hip, have under one’s thumb; be master of the situation; take the lead, play first fiddle, set the fashion; give the law to; carry with a high hand; lay down the law; “ride in the whirlwind and direct the storm” [Addison]; rule with a rod of iron &c. (severity) 739. 
     Adj. at the head, dominant, paramount, supreme, predominant,
preponderant, in the ascendant, influential; arbitrary; compulsory &c. 744:  stringent.
     at one’s command; in one’s power, in one’s grasp; under control. 
     Adv. in the name of, by the authority of, de par le Roi[Fr], in virtue
of; under the auspices of, in the hands of.
     at one’s pleasure; by a dash if the pen, by a stroke of the pen; ex
mero motu[Lat]; ex cathedra[Lat:  from the chair]. 
     Phr. the gray mare the better horse; “every inch a king” [Lear].

—­ in 4e sections 741 to 748 deal with government and politics.  Lots of words and concepts are new since 1911!  Here we make a start with one heading Yet to do:  take political subdivisions from territory 181 and 780, put them all here. —­
     #737a.  Government. —­ N. government, legal authority, soveriegn,
sovereign authority; authority &c. 737; master &c. 745; direction &c. 693.
     [nations] national government, nation, state, country, nation-state,
dominion, republic, empire, union, democratic republic; kingdom, principality.
     [subdivisions of nations] state government[U.S terminology], state;
shire[England]; province[Canada]; county[Ireland]; canton[Switzerland]; territory [Australia]; duchy, archduchy, archdukedom[obs3]; woiwodshaft; commonwealth; region &c. 181; property &c. 780.
     [smaller subdivisions] county, parish[Louisiana]; city, domain, tract,
arrondissement[Fr], mofussil[obs3], commune; wappentake, hundred, riding, lathe, garth[obs3], soke[obs3], tithing; ward, precinct, bailiwick.
     command, empire, sway, rule; dominion, domination; sovereignty,
supremacy, suzerainty; lordship, headship[obs3]; chiefdom[obs3]; seigniory, seigniority[obs3].
     rule, sway, command, control, administer; govern &c. (direct) 693;
lead, preside over, reign, possess the throne, be seated on the throne, occupy the throne; sway the scepter, wield the scepter; wear the crown.
     state, realm, body politic, posse comitatus[Lat].
     [person in the governing