- leader
- noun1 person who is in charge of sthADJECTIVE▪ born, natural, true▪ charismatic, effective, good, great, inspirational, inspired, inspiring, visionary▪ accountable▪
We need to make our political leaders accountable.
▪ undisputed▪ influential, key, powerful, prominent, strong, top▪ corrupt, weak▪ deputy (esp. AmE)▪ senior▪Some of our senior leaders have been with the company all of their careers.
▪ former▪ future▪These young people will be the future leaders of our nation.
▪ joint (esp. BrE)▪ majority, minority (both esp. AmE)▪a former US Senate majority leader
▪ elected▪She is the elected leader of the group.
▪ local, national, world▪a meeting with world leaders at the G8 summit
▪ congressional, opposition, parliamentary, party, Senate▪ Conservative, Democratic, Labour, Republican, etc.▪ military, political, religious, spiritual▪ Christian, Jewish, Muslim, etc.▪ gang, guerrilla, nationalist, rebel▪ group, project, squadron, team▪Discuss any problems with your team leader.
▪ business, church, civic, community, corporate, council (esp. BrE), government, industry, strike, student, tribal, union, youth▪Business leaders have been in talks with the government.
▪ miners', teachers', etc. (BrE)▪ civil rights▪civil rights leader Martin Luther King
VERB + LEADER▪ be appointed, become, be elected▪ appoint (sb), appoint sb as, choose (sb as), elect (sb), elect sb asPHRASES▪ the leader of the Opposition (in the UK)▪ the leader of the pack▪They are trying to figure out who will emerge as the leader of this pack.
2 person/team that is best or in first placeADJECTIVE▪ undisputed▪ brand, global, market, world, worldwide▪The company is a world leader in electrical goods.
▪ championship (BrE), league, tournament▪ joint (esp. BrE)▪Milner and Whyte remain joint leaders in the Player of the Year event.
▪ early▪The company was an early leader in global manufacturing.
VERB + LEADER▪ overtake▪We aim to overtake the market leaders within two years.
PREPOSITION▪ behind the leader▪ten points behind league leaders
▪ leader in▪the undisputed leader in her field
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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leader — [ lidɶr ] n. m. • 1829; mot angl. « conducteur » ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Journal. Article de fond, figurant généralement en première page. Adj. Article leader. 2 ♦ (1839) Chef, porte parole (d un parti, d un mouvement politique). Les leaders politiques. Le … Encyclopédie Universelle
Leader-1 — is the name of two fictional robot characters from the Go Bots and Transformers toy lines. GoBotsIn the animated series Challenge of the GoBots, Leader 1 was the leader of the Guardians. He could fly, project energy blasts, and project a force… … Wikipedia
LEADER+ — LEADER (frz. Liaison entre actions de développement de l économie rurale, dt. Verbindung zwischen Aktionen zur Entwicklung der ländlichen Wirtschaft) ist eine Gemeinschaftsinitiative der Europäischen Union, mit der seit 1991 modellhaft innovative … Deutsch Wikipedia
Leader+ — LEADER (frz. Liaison entre actions de développement de l économie rurale, dt. Verbindung zwischen Aktionen zur Entwicklung der ländlichen Wirtschaft) ist eine Gemeinschaftsinitiative der Europäischen Union, mit der seit 1991 modellhaft innovative … Deutsch Wikipedia
Leader — wird für die Bezeichnung verschiedener Sachverhalte verwendet: Der Führende im Paartanz LEADER, Initiative der Europäischen Union Leader (niederländische Automarke), eine niederländische Automarke (1904–1905) Leader (britische Automarke), eine… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Leader — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término inglés leader (líder, caudillo, guía, jefe) puede referirse a: Leader (Saskatchewan), ciudad canadiense; Leader Price, cadena argentina de supermercados; Leaders of the New School, banda americana de hip… … Wikipedia Español
Leader — (Тбилиси,Грузия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Varketili Javakheti Street 1, 0163 Тбилиси, Грузия … Каталог отелей
Leader — Leader,der:⇨Spitzenreiter Leader→Führer … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
leader — O.E. lædere one who leads, agent noun from lædan (see LEAD (Cf. lead) (v.)). As a title for the head of an authoritarian state, from 1918 (translating führer, Duce, caudillo, etc.). Meaning writing or statement meant to begin a discussion or… … Etymology dictionary
leader — ► NOUN 1) a person or thing that leads. 2) a person or thing that is the most successful or advanced in a particular area. 3) the principal player in a music group. 4) Brit. a leading article in a newspaper. 5) (also Leader of the House) Brit. a… … English terms dictionary
leader — [lēd′ər] n. 1. a person or thing that leads; directing, commanding, or guiding head, as of a group or activity 2. a horse harnessed before all others in the same hitch or as one of the two horses in the foremost span 3. a pipe for carrying fluid; … English World dictionary