leaderlead‧er /ˈliːdə $ -ər/ ●●● S2 W1 noun [countable] 
the leader of the local black communityparty/union/government/opposition etc leaderpolitical/military/religious leader the largest ever gathering of world leaders (=people who are in charge of countries)natural/born leader (=someone who naturally has all the qualities needed to be a leader) His air of confidence makes him a natural leader.2competition the person or group that is in front of all the others in a race or competition: County Championship leaders of Hampshire3product/company the product or company that is the best or most successfulleader in a world leader in defence and space electronics These products are firmly established as the market leaders.4newspaper British English a piece of writing in a newspaper giving the paper’s opinion on a subject SYN editorial: ‘The Times’ leader column5musician British English the main violin player in an orchestra SYN concertmaster American English6musical director American English someone who directs the playing of a musical group SYN conductor British English7tape technical the part at the beginning of a film or recording tape which has nothing on it8branch technical a long thin branch that grows from the stem of a bush or tree beyond other branchesCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + leadera political leader· He became the country’s most influential political leader.a military leader· The country’s military leader had seized power in a coup.a religious/spiritual leader· The Pope is the Roman Catholics’ spiritual leader.a natural leader/a born leader (=someone who naturally has all the qualities needed to be a leader)· He has the confidence of a born leader.a strong/weak leader· She’s a strong leader and an intelligent woman.a good/effective leader· What characteristics make a good leader?a charismatic leader (=who people greatly admire and want to follow)· Martin Luther King, one of the most charismatic leaders of the Civil Rights movementa world leader (=someone who is in charge of a country)· The president and other world leaders are meeting to discuss the environment.a party leader· Brown was quickly chosen as the party leader.a government leader· He was the first EU government leader to visit the newly elected US president.an opposition leader· The opposition leader accused the government of not being able to control unemployment.the Conservative/Liberal Democrat/Socialist etc leader (=leader of a political party)· the Conservative leader, David Camerona union/business leader· Business leaders welcomed a cut in the interest rate.a team/group/project etc leader· Ask your team leader for advice.verbschoose a leader/choose somebody as leader· The party is meeting to choose a new leader.elect a leader/elect somebody as leader· He was elected leader of his country by a huge majority.appoint a leader (=officially announce that someone is leader)· Green was appointed deputy leader.THESAURUSleader the person who directs or controls a group, organization, country etc: · Party members will vote next week to elect a new leader.· leaders of developing nations from around the worldruler someone, such as a king or queen or a military leader, who has official power over a country or area: · Sheik Mohammed, ruler of Dubai· Argentina’s former military rulershead of state someone who leads a country or state: · Twenty-one heads of state will meet at the annual World Trade summit.figurehead someone who is seen as the leader of a country or organization, although he or she does not have any real power: · the Queen’s role as a national figurehead· There are advantages in having a respected personality as a figurehead for the organisation.ringleader someone who leads a group that is doing something illegal or wrong: · The alleged ringleaders of the gang have been arrested.· the ringleaders of the airplane bomb plot
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- 12,000 party members will vote next week to elect a new leader.
- a band leader
- a Boy Scout leader
- our national political leaders
- Peter was a born leader, and his chairmanship of the WWF could not have been more effective.
- So far, business leaders have been encouraged by the government's economic policy.
- the leader of the Communist party
- The leader of the opposition has demanded an early election.
- The leaders of the rebel movement have been arrested.
- The Detroit Tigers are now the American League division leaders.
- The report has raised strong opposition from radical black leaders.
- Three members of the 'Hells Angels' group were convicted of the murder of a rival gang leader.
- To function effectively, a party leader has to be attentive to people's needs.
- World leaders are meeting in Geneva today to consider the peace plan.
THESAURUS
the person who directs or controls a group, organization, country etc: · Party members will vote next week to elect a new leader.· leaders of developing nations from around the world
someone, such as a king or queen or a military leader, who has official power over a country or area: · Sheik Mohammed, ruler of Dubai· Argentina’s former military rulers
someone who leads a country or state: · Twenty-one heads of state will meet at the annual World Trade summit.
someone who is seen as the leader of a country or organization, although he or she does not have any real power: · the Queen’s role as a national figurehead· There are advantages in having a respected personality as a figurehead for the organisation.
someone who leads a group that is doing something illegal or wrong: · The alleged ringleaders of the gang have been arrested.· the ringleaders of the airplane bomb plot
Longman Language Activatorthe leader of a group or country someone who is in charge of a group of people, or someone who they have chosen to represent them: · The report has raised strong opposition from radical black leaders.· 12,000 party members will vote next week to elect a new leader.leader of: · the leader of the Communist party· The leaders of the rebel movement have been arrested.world leader (=the leader of a major country): · World leaders are meeting in Geneva today to consider the peace plan.union/party/community etc leader: · To function effectively, a party leader has to be attentive to people's needs.· So far, business leaders have been encouraged by the government's economic policy.gang leader: · Three members of the 'Hells Angels' group were convicted of the murder of a rival gang leader.born leader (=someone who is naturally very good at being a leader): · Peter was a born leader, and his chairmanship of the WWF could not have been more effective.leader of the opposition (=the leader of the group of people in a parliament who are not part of the government, and who argue against it): · The leader of the opposition has demanded an early election.
the people in charge of a political party or country: · Party members had lost confidence in the leadership.· Turkey has lacked any clear leadership since the collapse of the coalition government four months ago.leadership of: · The leadership of the Association was criticized for not making its plans more easily accessible.
the official leader of a country that does not have a king or queen: · President Chirac visited Japan this week.· It was Dever's job to advise the president on his public image.president of: · the President of Egypt
someone who leads a country or state: · President Clinton was the first head of state to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.· Twenty-one heads of state will meet at the annual World Trade summit.
the elected leader of the government in a country that has a parliament: · The British Prime Minister lives at 10 Downing Street.· Hashimoto was elected prime minister in 1998.prime minister of: · the Prime Minister of India
someone, such as a king or queen or a military leader, who has the power to run the government of a country: · King Priam was a firm, but just ruler.ruler of: · Ramses II, ruler of Egypt in 13,000 BChereditary ruler (=the son or daughter of a ruler, who becomes the new ruler when that parent dies): · Some regimes are governed by hereditary rulers.
a man who is the official leader of a country because he is a member of a royal family: · a portrait of King George VIking of: · King Juan Carlos of Spain· the King of Morocco
a woman who is the official leader of a country because she is a member of a royal family, or a woman who is the wife of a king: · a new biography of Queen Elizabethqueen of: · the Queen of Sweden· the King and Queen of Belgium
use this to describe someone who is recognized as the leader of a country or organization, although he or she does not have any real power: · The president is essentially a figurehead: the real power lies with the prime minister.· He was never more than a mere figurehead in the negotiations.
to be the leader · Margaret Haley was the leader of the Chicago Teachers' Federation.· Dang was born, raised and schooled to be a future leader of his country.· Ken, who was two years older than I, was our leader.· Karekin is the spiritual leader of more than 6 million Armenians worldwide.
to be in charge of an organization, especially a political party, or to be in charge of a country: · For many years, India's Congress Party was led by Mrs Indira Gandhi.· Jaruzelski led the country's Communist regime for nine years.· 67% of voters said they would not trust him to lead the country.
someone's leadership is their ability to lead people: · His forceful personality concealed his weak leadership and poor political acumen. · We want to identify employees who have leadership potential.under somebody's leadership/under the leadership of: · The marketing department was much more focused under his leadership.· Harvard has a formidable team of black academics, working under the leadership of Henry Louis Gates.leadership style (=the way that someone behaves as a leader): · He took office in January and quickly established his leadership style.
if an organization is fronted by a particular person, they are the leader of that organization and often appear in public to represent that organization: · The organization is fronted by Keith Flynn, who has been associated with other political groups in the past.
to be the leader of a country - use this about kings, queens, and other leaders who are not elected: · Henry VIII ruled England from 1509 to 1547.· Mary, Queen of Scots, only ruled for six years.· At that time, Persia was divided into several provinces, ruled by local khans.
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adjectivehip hop, nounhorn, nounhot, adjectivehouse music, nounhurdy-gurdy, nounhymn, nounimpressionism, nounimpressionist, nounimprovise, verbincidental music, nouninstrument, nouninstrumental, adjectiveinstrumental, nouninstrumentalist, nouninstrumentation, nouninterlude, nouninterval, nounjam, verbjam session, nounjazz, nounjazzy, adjectivejig, nounjingle, nounjungle, nounkaraoke, nounkazoo, nounkettledrum, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkey signature, nounla, nounlament, nounlargo, adjectiveleader, nounledger line, nounlegato, adjectiveleitmotif, nounlento, adjectivelibrettist, nounlibretto, nounlilt, nounlullaby, nounlute, nounlyre, nounlyric, adjectivelyrical, adjectivelyricism, nounlyricist, nounmadrigal, nounmaestro, nounmajor, adjectivemale-voice choir, nounmandolin, nounmaracas, nounmarch, nounmarching band, nounmariachi, nounmarimba, nounmasterclass, nounmedley, nounmellifluous, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemelody, nounmetronome, nounmezzo-soprano, nounmi, nounmiddle C, nounminim, nounminor, adjectiveminstrel, nounminuet, nounmodal, adjectivemode, nounmoderato, adjectivemodulate, verbmolto, adverbmood music, nounmotif, nounmouth organ, nounmouthpiece, nounmovement, nounmusic, nounmusical, adjectivemusical, nounmusical instrument, nounmusically, adverbmusician, nounmusicianship, nounmusicology, nounmusic stand, nounmute, verbmute, nounMuzak, nounnational anthem, nounnatural, adjectivenatural, nounNegro spiritual, nounnocturne, nounnote, nounnumber, nounnumber one, nounnursery rhyme, nounoboe, nounoctave, nounoctet, nounoff-key, adjectiveone-man band, nounopera, nounopera house, nounoperetta, nounopus, nounoratorio, nounorchestra, nounorchestral, adjectiveorchestra pit, nounorchestrate, verborgan, nounorgan grinder, nounorganist, nounovertone, nounoverture, nounp., panpipes, nounpart, nounpart-song, nounpause, nounpeal, verbpedal, nounpeg, nounpenny whistle, nounpercussion, nounperfect pitch, nounPhilharmonic, adjectivephrase, nounphrase, verbphrasing, nounpianissimo, adjectivepianist, nounpiano, nounpiano, adjectivepianola, nounpiccolo, nounpick, verbpick, nounpipe, verbpiped music, nounpiper, nounpitch, nounpitch, verbpizzicato, nounplainchant, nounplainsong, nounplay, verbplayer, nounplayer piano, nounplectrum, nounpluck, verbpolyphony, nounpop, nounpop group, nounpop music, nounpop star, nounprelude, nounpresto, adjectivepresto, nounprima donna, nounproduction number, nounpromenade concert, nounpsaltery, nounpunk, nounquarter note, nounquartet, nounquaver, nounquintet, nounR & B, nounrag, nounraga, nounragga, nounragtime, nounrange, nounrap, nounrap, verbrapper, nounrecital, nounrecitative, nounrecord, nounrecorder, nounreed, nounrefrain, nounreggae, nounregister, nounremaster, verbrendering, nounrendition, nounrepeat, nounrequest, nounrequiem, nounresonator, nounrest, nounrhapsody, nounrhythm, nounrhythm and blues, nounrhythm section, nounriff, nounroadie, nounroad manager, nounrock, nounrock and roll, nounrock music, nounrock 'n' roll, nounrondo, nounrostrum, nounround, nounrumba, nounrun, nounsalsa, nounsamba, nounsaxophone, nounsaxophonist, nounscale, nounscat, nounscherzo, nounscore, nounscore, verbsemibreve, nounsemiquaver, nounsemitone, nounseptet, nounserenade, nounserenade, verbset, nounsetting, nounsextet, nounshanty, nounsharp, adverbsharp, nounsheet music, nounsight-read, verbsignature tune, nounsing, verbsinger, nounsinger-songwriter, nounsingle, nounsitar, nounsixteenth note, nounska, nounskiffle, nounslide, nounslur, verbslur, nounsnare drum, nounso, nounsol, nounsol-fa, nounsolo, adjectivesolo, nounsoloist, nounsonata, nounsong, nounsongbook, nounsongster, nounsongwriter, nounsoprano, nounsoprano, adjectivesoul, nounsoundtrack, nounspiritual, nounsqueezebox, nounstaccato, adverbstaff, nounstandard, nounStar-Spangled Banner, the, stave, nounsteel band, nounsteel guitar, nounstep, nounstring, verbstringed instrument, nounstrum, verbstudy, nounsuite, nounswell, nounswing, nounsymphony, nounsyncopated, adjectivesyncopation, nounsynthesis, nounsynthesize, verbsynthesizer, nountabla, nountabor, nountambourine, nountechno, nountempo, nountenor, nountenor, adjectiveTex-Mex, adjectivetheme, nounthrash, nounthrenody, nounthrob, verbti, nountimbrel, nountime, nountime signature, nountimpani, nountoccata, nountom-tom, nountonal, adjectivetonality, nountone, nountone-deaf, adjectivetone poem, nountonic, nountootle, verbtrack, nountranscribe, verbtranspose, verbtreble, nountreble, adjectivetreble clef, nountremolo, nountriangle, nountrill, nountrombone, nountrumpet, nountuba, nountune, nountune, verbtuneful, adjectivetuneless, adjectivetuning fork, nountuning peg, nounukulele, noununaccompanied, adjectiveupright piano, nounvalve, nounvariation, nounverse, nounvibes, nounvibraphone, nounvibrato, nounviola, nounviolin, nounviolinist, nounvirginals, nounvirtuoso, nounvivace, adjectivevocal, adjectivevocal, nounvocalist, nounvoice, nounvoluntary, nounwaltz, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwhole note, nounwind instrument, nounwoodwind, nounxylophone, nounyodel, verbyodel, nounzither, nounzydeco, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYADJECTIVES/NOUN + leader In 1768, John Wilkes was elected as their Member of Parliament. the undisputed world heavyweight champion the veteran leader of the socialist party a weak and ineffective president a meeting of world leadersCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· He became the country’s most influential political leader.
· The country’s military leader had seized power in a coup.
· The Pope is the Roman Catholics’ spiritual leader.
(=someone who naturally has all the qualities needed to be a leader)· He has the confidence of a born leader.
· She’s a strong leader and an intelligent woman.
· What characteristics make a good leader?
(=who people greatly admire and want to follow)· Martin Luther King, one of the most charismatic leaders of the Civil Rights movement
(=someone who is in charge of a country)· The president and other world leaders are meeting to discuss the environment.
· Brown was quickly chosen as the party leader.
· He was the first EU government leader to visit the newly elected US president.
· The opposition leader accused the government of not being able to control unemployment.
(=leader of a political party)· the Conservative leader, David Cameron
· Business leaders welcomed a cut in the interest rate.
· Ask your team leader for advice.
verbs· The party is meeting to choose a new leader.
· He was elected leader of his country by a huge majority.
(=officially announce that someone is leader)· Green was appointed deputy leader.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=the conductor of a brass band, a military band, etc)
(=the brand that sells the most)· Schwartz is the brand leader for herbs and spices in the UK.
· Community leaders meet regularly to discuss local problems.
· The coup leaders escaped when the rest of the men were arrested.
In 1768, John Wilkes was elected as their Member of Parliament.· Gang leaders used cellphones to order the attacks.
· There were three groups of eight people, each with a group leader.
(=one of the most successful companies in a particular industry)· We are now a mature company and an industry leader.
· He met with opposition party leaders.
· a strong political leader
· The project manager is responsible for sorting this out.
· The team leader will co-ordinate the work.
the undisputed world heavyweight champion the veteran leader of the socialist party a weak and ineffective president a meeting of world leaders· It is his task to try to involve black leaders in negotiations on constitutional reform.· Every black leader became suspected of anti-Semitism-if not of fomenting it, then at least of tolerating it in colleagues.· The persistence of black troubles, and the loss of faith in the old integrationist cause, has discredited traditional black leaders.· I think he was so intense because he was the only black platoon leader in our battalion.· But that afternoon he made a quick reverse when he sat down in his office with King, and other black leaders.· But premier black leader he is.· Odd how no traditional civil rights or liberal black leader stepped forth to champion her cause.
· Gennady Zyuganov, the Communist party leader, called for Mr Chubais to be arrested and jailed for his policy.· The real power lies with prime minister Zhan Videnov, a one-time Communist Party youth leader.· I refer to the Communist leaders of the Front as the Party.· The two now do for the private sector what they used to do for Communist Party leaders.· Investors hoped then the team of ex-Communist leaders would bring quicker reforms and a more stable government.· Free world and Communist leaders alike condemned Deng and his government.
· But the measure is still pending and has the backing of the Clinton administration and congressional leaders.· But it was clear he would face mounting pressure to intervene from not only congressional leaders but travelers.· Republican Congressional leaders have launched a rhetorical assault against the Clinton proposal this week.· Republicans concede that the president has an uncanny rhetorical talent that he has used effectively to put congressional leaders on the defensive.· Weather permitting, Clinton and congressional leaders are to meet today.· Goodwill has been in short supply on Capitol Hill as Congressional leaders have busied themselves this month trading ethics allegations.· S., President Bill Clinton and Republican congressional leaders are scheduled to resume their budget talks later today.
· Congressional sources believe the White House saw the chance for a quick, psychologically valuable victory over the Democratic leaders.· Gingrich and the Democratic leaders who are now under the ethics microscope are unlikely to receive such kindly treatment.· It did so with only grudging recognition of the need for national consultations with Social Democratic leaders.· The Democratic leader broke with the Clinton administration, which opposes the idea.· The law bars 26 veteran legislators, including the Democratic leaders of both houses, from seeking re-election next year.
· For public consumption, Labour leaders purport to have jettisoned the principles of a life-time. but how much can they be trusted?· President Herzog granted the Labour leader a further 15 days in which to secure majority support.· All that one can say is that he was better than the current Labour party leader.· He defeated Denis Healey to become Labour leader the following year.· And it provoked a furious backlash from Labour and union leaders.· The fine print of the speeches of Labour leaders and party policy documents has changed during the 1980s.· By that standard, the Labour leader is the perfect operator.· Changing sides.Council Labour leader defects to the Tories.
· This unanimity encouraged local leaders to abstain from political initiatives and to concentrate on local and day-to-day issues.· Under intense fiscal pressure, state and local leaders had no choice but to change the way they did business.· So this news has come as a disappointment to local business leaders.· Perhaps the working poor should threaten to incorporate in order to get local leaders to seriously address their plight.· The local party leaders, anxious to rock no ideological boats in the unstable times, left them alone.· Or local political leader whose authority has been superseded by leaders abroad?· To that end, its project supervisors hold regular meetings with local community leaders.
· The interim government was not recognized by the major rebel movements. Main government leaders President of interim government: Amos Sawyer.· Collectively, these opportunities and threats posed four main concerns for leaders: Managing assets and policies apart from people.· An upper house representing regional leaders is to be created in 1992. Main government leaders President:Sam Nujoma.
· Naturally, the secret police and the military leaders were men, and they subjected their female prisoners to sexually specific tortures.· The constitution also made military leaders directly responsible to the emperor, allowing them to bypass the cabinet.· More than a dozen other former military leaders also are being investigated.· This policy was attracting criticism from former military leaders and the Catholic Church, as well from the left.· The military leader was returned to the post he first held from 1979 until 1991, when public discontent forced him out.· Police and military leaders have insisted they are not interested in assuming power.· The process began in January 1942 when Churchill and his military leaders came to Washington to discuss strategy.
· Modern electronic technologies promote radical individualism, and mass culture controls national leaders much more than national leaders control the mass culture.· She also has a distaste for policy debates, interviews, extemporaneous speeches and many other traditional obligations of a national leader.· Dozens of parents, students and national leaders of Latino activist groups unsuccessfully petitioned the school board for her return.· California is certainly the national leader in just about every cultural, social, economic and political barometer.· Ngo Dinh Diem filled a vacuum, but despite his record of integrity, he lacked the dimensions of a national leader.· Even among national leaders who agree on current nuclear policy goals, there is disagreement how to reach them.
· The new leader, Vojislav Kostunica, undoubtedly will follow some policies distasteful to the West.· It soon became evident that the new Soviet leader had some of the qualities associated with youth.· The new military leader confirmed that Venda's situation would be put to a referendum.· The new senate leader will join me in being a junior partner to the presidential nominee.· Last month the Bloc elected its second new leader in the 14 months since Bouchard left.· Judas the Maccabee emerged as the new leader of the nation.
· Lenin, Kerensky and the other leaders of the new order all met there.· I think that the vast majority of the nation would expect my right hon. Friend to be there with the other leaders.· Clinton comes from a place named Hope - and it is hope other leaders are placing on his shoulders.· He can also make a point of talking to Mr Yeltsin and other republican leaders to offer them moral support.· He travelled widely in the early 1970s, probably more widely than any other world leader.· They will be trained by observing other leaders in action.· The vote raised the possibility that charges might be brought against Suchinda and other former military leaders involved in the May unrest.
· It is this which establishes the control of the people over their political leaders or of the shareholders over their directors.· It also is important to establish the recurrent right of the people to select political leaders who do take office.· Their political leaders, horrified by the isolation to which the electorate had consigned the country, have rallied behind the treaty.· The idea is to reach outside the Beltway to tap business and political leaders for ideas and insights.· So, perhaps we're lucky just being able to watch our political leaders slug it our over speeches and television debates.· These might include songs, chants, or activities that express allegiance to political leaders or symbols.· The political leaders themselves were often active propagandists; both Somers and Harley, for example, wrote their own tracts.· Psychoanalytic Approaches Traditionally, our formal knowledge about top political leaders came from relatively straight forward reports of biography and journalism.
· She was mistaken only in not tearing up shots of other religious leaders also.· A son of the great religious leader I think it was-he discovered that place where the cannery was.· It is a system that works well for the police and for the city's religious leaders.· It was the inspired creation of a company of gifted architects, canny financiers, and cosmopolitan religious leaders.· Orthodoxy and national identity were inextricably intertwined, and religious leaders became the spokesmen of national revolt.· But religious right leaders had adamantly opposed him because of his views on abortion and affirmative action.· Enquiries emanated from government departments, newspapers, independent scholars, medical practitioners, religious leaders and philanthropic bodies.· The power of these royals derived as much from their role as religious leaders as from their military might.
· Mr Gore has attended every one of the negotiating sessions between the president and Republican leaders.· The commission was created by Republican leaders shortly after they took control of Congress in November of 1994.· Some Republican leaders have suggested attaching welfare, and possibly Medicaid reform, to legislation extending the federal debt ceiling.· Self-interest now propels both Clinton and Republican leaders in Congress to reach accommodation on issues that long have divided them.· There was no immediate comment on the proposed expansion from Republican leaders in Congress.· Democrats want to look into the entirety of campaign finance law; Republican leaders want to focus on the White House.
· Today's Soviet leaders are the products of a long-standing tradition of thinking about war and the use of force.· They long for the stability of a period that in fact was known for stagnation and corruption under Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev.· No Soviet leader until Gorbachev would have so wide a reformist programme.· The Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin was helpful toward that end and pledged monetary support.
· Even the medieval church's spiritual leader, St Bernard of Clairvaux, wanted an explanation.· But Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the paramount spiritual leader of Shas, is committed to peace.· Greene was the spiritual and physical leader.· Protestants who should have known better paid tribute to the Antichrist, the spiritual leader of the disloyal Catholics.· The Lutherans asked Amsterdam to please send them a new spiritual leader, preferably an unmarried man.· The young, the bold, the lowly paid and overworked, acknowledged him as their spiritual leader.· Payne snorts when Yarbrough suggests he act more the spiritual leader.
· Du Pont was team leader at the Barcelona Olympics, and the annual world team trials were named after him.· Thus, the team leader had real authority, not just cheerleading responsibility.· Those who did so received high praise: He asked me to be a team leader.· M -, the meeting is brought to order by Vickie, the team leader.· Gradually, team leaders in work-unit teams change to more of a coordination rather than leadership role as the team develops.· It is not the team leader who makes the decision, the team does.· Unlike most working group leaders, many team leaders must learn new skills and behaviors.· Who would be the team leader for this one? he asked himself.
· It is this prospect that has prompted trade union leaders with a public-sector contingent to be wary about the single currency project.· Thomas Murray, union leader and school board member, begat James Murray, congressman and alderman.· Still, executives and union leaders would surely protest such a plan and claim that such a plan would require unacceptable concessions.· Though most workers remained on strike, union leaders said they agreed to let 300· Linda Chavez-Thompson, a union leader born of sharecropper parents, became the first person of color elected to the executive office.· The union leaders appear to be building public support for their cause, with clever use of symbolic gestures and public relations.· The union leaders ignored the summonses, leaving the government to decide whether to arrest them.· A judge in Seoul issued the arrest warrants after union leaders ignored three court orders this week to appear for questioning.
NOUN· The potential economic boom has been welcomed by business leaders in Swindon.· As Tark himself noted, many of the players he coached at San Joaquin Memorial are now civic and business leaders.· In 1874 Elliot became the first of the coal industry's business leaders to receive a baronetcy.· Falun Gong's decision to stage demonstrations here has created a vexing dilemma for Hong Kong officials and business leaders.· Nearly 90 percent of business leaders in the state rank civil lawsuits as their most serious problem, they say.· I believe it is our responsibility as business leaders to manage as carefully and as compassionately as we can.
· In 1859 the tsar intervened personally to prevent church leaders from consigning Belliustin to a monastery in the White Sea.· Northern church leaders used equally strong language about their southern counterparts.· You are also asked to keep your church leaders informed of your involvement so that they can ensure you are adequately supported.· Civic and church leaders are turning to downtown businesses for help in replacing shrinking government resources.· Here was a civil servant exercising obvious power in the choice of a Church leader.· The majority of biblical figures, whether patriarchs, prophets, priests, disciples or church leaders, are male.· The new generation of church leaders seems convinced that the cause of unity will be better served by plain speaking.
· The security forces have raided the camps, captured community leaders and stolen possessions and church supplies.· Possibly they were daughters of a community leader, a priestess or elder.· In Brixton consultative machinery involving the police and community leaders had ceased to function.· They were selected by a screening panel of professional, business and community leaders.· That has been achieved as the direct result of the enthusiasm and support of key business and community leaders throughout the country.· For the most part, they listened respectfully as community leaders and peers encouraged everyone to atone, unite and reconcile.· Executives said there can be no compensation because the well was sabotaged, something community leaders reluctantly acknowledged.· In addition to big party donors, guests also included community leaders, elected officials and business executives.
· The Palm Pilot is currently the market leader with 75-80 % of the market share.· Bath and Body Works, a division of the Limited, is the market leader.· It will also become a market leader in several food areas within Scandinavia.· That proved a bonanza in 1995, when blue chips were market leaders.· Its only aim is to knock the market leader off the pedestal.· H., a market leader in building computer networks, closed down 6 3 / 8 at 70 5 / 8.· They include seven market leaders and had a turnover of almost £19 million last year, though they suffered a loss.· This consolidates our marketing network in the Puget Sound area, where we are among the market leaders.
· Also on March 24, the embattled Traoré told opposition leaders that he would not resign, but promised early elections.· When it went off track, opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu pulled roughly even.· And on returning to Downing Street for talks with the Opposition leaders, he spoke of his death warrant.· They also sought to use their influence with Draskovic and other opposition leaders, cautioning them against agitating for further violence.· Mr Huntington, 50, works for a local hotel and is the opposition leader for Sedgefield Council.· But it failed to satisfy opposition leaders, who announced they would continue their protests until all their demands are met.· Former opposition leaders joining the cabinet.· Also Tuesday, opposition leaders said they will mount a new challenge to riot police blocking protest marches.
· Whitehall mandarins have discreetly voiced hopes that the party leaders will cobble together an agreement rather than face a second election.· The ability of party leaders to manipulate the nomination process had been substantially undercut, however, by party reform.· Dole also enlisted many other party leaders and state legislators in his campaign in both states.· Seniority provides committee chairmen with an independent power base and helps to insulate them from control by party leaders and presidents.· National party leaders rewarded him with an invitation to the 1981 inaugural ball.· All that one can say is that he was better than the current Labour party leader.· Some contemporary Labour groups have very open decision-making structures; others are dominated by the party leader.
· The article also mentioned Masud, the rebel leader: Ellis recalled Jean-Pierre speaking of him, too.· The rebel leader was Esteban V.. Leon.· This led rebel leaders to agree to combine their forces in one division under a unified command structure.· Such a government should include members drawn from the existing parliament, the nonviolent opposition movement and rebel leader Kabila himself.
· Increasingly, funding will reflect the quality of the research output so that the best centres can truly be world leaders.· No world leader would try to launch a surprise attack because the response would be terminal for his own nation.· Britain is the world leader in deaths caused by heart disease.· After seven years,-world leaders finally reached an agreement in December 1993, after hundreds of little compromises.· Statesmen and politicians in the family offer equally numerous opportunities for choosing quotations from famous world leaders.· Messages of condolence began arriving in New Delhi on May 22 from a host of world leaders.· Today the business holds its head high and is a world leader in its specialized fields.
VERB· When Margaret Thatcher became leader the party was still dominated by these men who had been through the war together.· We even honor these great gluttons who have become our world leaders, our socialites, our jet-setters.· They were incensed that some one from the lower caste should have become leader of their gang.· Before very long he becomes the leader of one of the most powerful teenage gangs in Brooklyn.· As the supervisor becomes a group leader, however, the role of employees changes also.· For the first time since he became leader, he is in the position to set the political agenda.· George McGovern sought to become the leader of the delegates that had favored Kennedy.
· This system relies upon the ability of the electorate to elect and dismiss leaders at periodic intervals.· More, apparently, than our elected leaders possess.· The gunmen have made a point, but they must now leave room for talks by elected leaders to go forward.· That, said the ejidatarios' elected leader, Rafael Garcia Espinoza, was never the peasants' intention.· Peter Reith, an unsuccessful contender for the leadership, was elected as deputy leader.· The village elders were encouraged to establish a system of local government, and elected their leaders.· Locally, elected leaders are concerned that none of the money would trickle down to city coffers.· It would grant them greater control over electing their own leaders and over their natural resources and economies.
· A gun was pushed in his back and he was taken to meet the group's leader.· Boudiaf had met the leaders of eight opposition parties on Feb. 9 in order to give them prior notice of the measures.· It was Schmerhom, however, who was despatched to lead a negotiating team to meet the Republican leaders.· In June of last year Mr Gorbachev met secretly with leaders of the radical opposition.· Although no announcement of a national conference was made, Kolingba met separately with opposition leaders on Sept. 14.· He also meets a leader who, after Mr Mandela's abrupt departure, can't help returning to the basic question.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► make somebody captain/leader etc
- Because Karajan was a born teacher, he was always interested in young musicians.
- She was the titular head of our hareem.
- Some thought it odd to see the retired Frank Kush out there, as titular head of the football program.
- In the hierarchy of Balniddrie-although pecking-order might be a more accurate term-Kara was the unacknowledged leader.
WORD FAMILYnounleadleaderleadershipadjectiveleadleadingverblead
1in control the person who directs or controls a group, organization, country etcleader of the leader of the local black communityparty/union/government/opposition etc leaderpolitical/military/religious leader the largest ever gathering of world leaders (=people who are in charge of countries)natural/born leader (=someone who naturally has all the qualities needed to be a leader) His air of confidence makes him a natural leader.2competition the person or group that is in front of all the others in a race or competition: County Championship leaders of Hampshire3product/company the product or company that is the best or most successfulleader in a world leader in defence and space electronics These products are firmly established as the market leaders.4newspaper British English a piece of writing in a newspaper giving the paper’s opinion on a subject SYN editorial: ‘The Times’ leader column5musician British English the main violin player in an orchestra SYN concertmaster American English6musical director American English someone who directs the playing of a musical group SYN conductor British English7tape technical the part at the beginning of a film or recording tape which has nothing on it8branch technical a long thin branch that grows from the stem of a bush or tree beyond other branchesCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + leadera political leader· He became the country’s most influential political leader.a military leader· The country’s military leader had seized power in a coup.a religious/spiritual leader· The Pope is the Roman Catholics’ spiritual leader.a natural leader/a born leader (=someone who naturally has all the qualities needed to be a leader)· He has the confidence of a born leader.a strong/weak leader· She’s a strong leader and an intelligent woman.a good/effective leader· What characteristics make a good leader?a charismatic leader (=who people greatly admire and want to follow)· Martin Luther King, one of the most charismatic leaders of the Civil Rights movementa world leader (=someone who is in charge of a country)· The president and other world leaders are meeting to discuss the environment.a party leader· Brown was quickly chosen as the party leader.a government leader· He was the first EU government leader to visit the newly elected US president.an opposition leader· The opposition leader accused the government of not being able to control unemployment.the Conservative/Liberal Democrat/Socialist etc leader (=leader of a political party)· the Conservative leader, David Camerona union/business leader· Business leaders welcomed a cut in the interest rate.a team/group/project etc leader· Ask your team leader for advice.verbschoose a leader/choose somebody as leader· The party is meeting to choose a new leader.elect a leader/elect somebody as leader· He was elected leader of his country by a huge majority.appoint a leader (=officially announce that someone is leader)· Green was appointed deputy leader.THESAURUSleader the person who directs or controls a group, organization, country etc: · Party members will vote next week to elect a new leader.· leaders of developing nations from around the worldruler someone, such as a king or queen or a military leader, who has official power over a country or area: · Sheik Mohammed, ruler of Dubai· Argentina’s former military rulershead of state someone who leads a country or state: · Twenty-one heads of state will meet at the annual World Trade summit.figurehead someone who is seen as the leader of a country or organization, although he or she does not have any real power: · the Queen’s role as a national figurehead· There are advantages in having a respected personality as a figurehead for the organisation.ringleader someone who leads a group that is doing something illegal or wrong: · The alleged ringleaders of the gang have been arrested.· the ringleaders of the airplane bomb plot