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• n  a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments

• political boss
• boss

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• China indictment: Former Communist Party boss accused of corruption
  BEIJING – Bo Xilai, the charismatic former Chinese Communist Party boss of Chongqing who was purged last year and whose wife was convicted of poisoning a British business associate, has been charged with bribery, corruption and abuse of power, authorities said Thursday.
  July 25, 2013 - Los Angeles Times
• Source: China may indict ousted official this week
  BEIJING — Chinese authorities are expected to issue formal charges against ousted politician Bo Xilai as early as this week, according to a person familiar with the case, bringing the Communist Party leadership closer to the conclusion of an embarrassing political scandal. Bo, the former party boss of the southwestern megacity of Chongqing, was expelled from the party in September and accused of ...
  July 24, 2013 - Boston Herald