reigns, helm, chairmanship, purse strings, mantle, successor, directorship, figurehead, heir apparent, leadership, retires, tiller, baton, managership, responsibilities, head honcho, grip, caretaker, interim, scruff, captaincy, position, tutelage, stranglehold, control, cudgels, headship, breather, protege, president, duties, editorship, saddle, armband, sabbatical, slack, heir presumptive, bridle, scepter, precedence, mentor, interregnum, frontrunner, potshot, backseat, head, direction, predecessor, transition, understudy, resignation, chief executive, yoke, treasurer, executive, nose dive, principalship, chancellorship, chair, chief, tenure, ownership, steadying, stewardship, shift gears, hands, spotlight, fortunes, levers, secretaryship, presiding, stride, shakeup, supremo, reshuffle, iron fist, sinecure, role, umbrage, overseer, honcho, paintbrush, ride roughshod, boss, handoff, elder statesman, gavel, fiefdom, presidency, protegee, ousting, coaching, overlord, leash, masterstroke, job, deanship, prime ministership, tack, throne, eminence grise, custodianship, rein, rope, ropes, noose, thong, thongs, sash, cloak, skein, umbrella, bridles, girdle, halter, thread, tunics, cloaks, cords, draperies

., bit, bridle, draw rein, harness, rein, rein in

potency, power, powerfulness