42 Moby Thesaurus words for "first place": acme, authority, authorization, be-all and end-all, blue ribbon, championship, command, control, directorship, dominion, effectiveness, first prize, headship, hegemony, height, highest, imperium, influence, jurisdiction, kingship, leadership, lordship, management, mastership, mastery, maximum, most, ne plus ultra, new high, palms, paramountcy, power, presidency, primacy, record, rule, say, sovereignty, supremacy, sway, top spot, zenith

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0