<p>What's the difference between:
总
总监
总统
总裁
董事长
主任
领导
老板</p>

<p>They can all be translated as president,  chairman or boss. </p>

<p>I only know that 总统 is the president of a country, while 老板 is used in small firms and 领导 is a generic term for boss</p>

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2015-07-26T07:25:07.040Z
answer in dictionaries, e.g.总监 inspector general ； chief inspector ；
    Director；Superintendent，Commissioner
一般为某项领域的第一监管人，如项目工程总监，财务总监，人力资源总监等，在企业中也是高层管理人员。
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2015-07-29T05:09:32.747Z
They can all be interpreted as: the one who can fire you.
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总监，总统，总裁 and other similar words
# 总监，总统，总裁 and other similar words

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-26)

What's the difference between:
总
总监
总统
总裁
董事长
主任
领导
老板

They can all be translated as president, chairman or boss.

I only know that 总统 is the president of a country, while 老板 is used in small firms and 领导 is a generic term for boss

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: answer in dictionaries, e.g.总监 inspector general ； chief inspector ；     Director；Superintendent，Commissioner 一般为某项领域的第一监管人，如项目工程总监，财务总监，人力资源总监等，在企业中也是高层管理人员。  
> **username_2**: They can all be interpreted as: the one who can fire you.  

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