leader

leader
noun
1 person who is in charge of sth
ADJECTIVE
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 as
PHRASES
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 place
ADJECTIVE
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


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  • 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

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  • 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

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