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   leader

   /ˈliːdə/

   noun

   • 1. the person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country: "the leader of a protest group" Similar chiefheadprincipalbosscommandercaptainfigureheadcontrollersuperiorkingpinheadmanmover and shakerchairmanchairwomanchairpersonchairconvenermoderatordirectormanaging directorMDmanagersuperintendentsupervisoroverseeradministratoremployermastermistressforemanpresidentpremiergovernorrulermonarchkingqueensovereignemperortsarprinceprincesslordlord and masterelderpatriarchgurumentorauthorityinformal:boss manskippertop dognumber onebig cheesebig noisebigwigbig shotgafferguv'norhonchoMister Bignumero unosachempadroneOpposite followersupporter
   • ▪ (in the UK) a member of the government officially responsible for initiating business in the House of Commons or House of Lords.
   • ▪ the person or team that is winning a sporting competition at a particular time: "Nora was up among the leaders"
   • ▪ an organization or company that is the most advanced or successful in a particular area: "a leader in the use of video conferencing" Similar pioneerfront runnerinnovatortrailblazerpathfindergroundbreakertrendsetterleading lightguiding lighttorchbearerflagbearerpacemakeroriginatorinitiatordeveloperdiscovererfounderarchitectformal:neoteric
   • 2. the principal player in a music group.
   • ▪ the principal first violinist in an orchestra. British
   • ▪ a conductor of a small musical group. North American
   • 3. a leading article in a newspaper. British
   • 4. a short strip of non-functioning material at each end of a reel of film or recording tape for connection to the spool.
   • ▪ a length of filament attached to the end of a fishing line to carry the hook or fly.
   • 5. a shoot of a plant at the apex of a stem or main branch.
   • 6. a series of dots or dashes across the page to guide the eye, especially in tabulated material.

   Derivatives

   • 1. leaderless adjective

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