Mahdi Simon Legree absolute monarch absolute ruler all-powerful ruler arrogator autarch autocrat bell cow bell mare bellwether born leader caesar charismatic leader choirmaster choragus commissar conductor coryphaeus czar despot dictator disciplinarian driver file leader forerunner fugleman hard master inspired leader leader leader of men martinet messiah oligarch oppressor pacemaker pacesetter pharaoh precentor ringleader slave driver standard-bearer stickler strong man symphonic conductor torchbearer tyrant usurper warlord