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Definition of “supremo”

supremo (sʊˈpriːməʊ Pronunciation for supremo ; sjʊ-) 

Definitions

noun

(plural) -mos
  1. (British, informal) a person in overall authority

Word Origin

C20: from supreme

Example Sentences Including 'supremo'

Being without a popular support base, the risk of anyone of them challenging the Yadav supremo in the future is minimised.
India Today (1999)
Rumblings of tension between Spot and Hill soon caught the ear of new Flying Squad supremo , Chief Superintendent Robert Lee.
Wensley Clarkson HIT `EM HARD: Jack Spot, King of the Underworld (2002)
Russell Coutts stuck his oar in and invoked the memory of Team New Zealand supremo Sir Peter Blake.
New Zealand Herald (2002)
SOCCER GERARD Houllier will turn down a multi-million dollar offer from the Australian Soccer Association to be its new coaching supremo.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)
TRADE supremo Stephen Byers last night ordered an inquiry into the collapsed firm once chaired by millionaire ex-Minister Geoffrey Robinson.
Sun, News of the World (2000)
Winning well There was no triumphalism from Bayern supremo Franz Beckenbauer following the German club's 1-0 victory over Real in Spain.
Glasgow Herald (2001)

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