総長|そうちょうsouchou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounpresident (of a university); vice-chancellor; chancellor
2. noun (suffix)secretary-general; director
3. nounleader (esp. of a biker gang)

• Related総支配人そうしはいにんNeutralRefers to a company's general manager, the person in charge of all operations; 「総長」 usually means a university president or an organization's secretary-general.
• Related総元締めそうもとじめNeutralRefers to the behind-the-scenes top boss who runs everything; 「総長」 is a formal title for an official position.
• Related総監督そうかんとくNeutralRefers to a general director or supervisor, e.g. of a film or stage production; 「総長」 usually means a university president.
• Antonym副総長NeutralOpposite to 「総長」 in the chief/deputy contrast: a vice-president of a university or a deputy secretary-general.

Use 「総長」 for the president of a university (some national universities) or the secretary-general of an organization; for a company's general manager use 「総支配人」, and for an overall boss 「総元締め」. The opposite of 「総長」 is 「副総長」.

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1. 組織そしきの長ちょう。
2. 組織そしき全体ぜんたいを管理かんり、総括そうかつする責任者せきにんしゃ。
3. 一部いちぶの総合大学そうごうだいがくの学長がくちょう。
4. 暴走族ぼうそうぞくや暴力団ぼうりょくだんのリーダー。
5. 全体ぜんたいの長ながさ。総そう全長ぜんちょう。