leader
noun OPAL W
/ˈliːdə(r)/
/ˈliːdər/
- a person who leads a group of people, especially the head of a country, an organization, etc.
- party/world leaders
- a religious/political leader
- He was elected as leader of the Democratic Party.
- She became leader of the campaign group.
- Union leaders agreed to begin talks with the government.
- Tomorrow the President will meet with business leaders.
- He was not a natural leader.
- She's a born leader.
Extra ExamplesTopics People in societya2, Politicsa2, Businessa2- Business leaders have been in talks with the government.
- Discuss any problems with your team leader.
- She is the elected leader of the group.
- Some of our senior leaders have been with the company all of their careers.
- These young people will be the future leaders of our nation.
- We need to make our political leaders accountable.
- a former US Senate majority leader
- a meeting with world leaders at the G8 summit
- civil rights leader Martin Luther King
- A strong leader is one who is not afraid of listening to people.
- The importance of the imams as spiritual leaders is at the heart of the doctrine.
- There will be round-table talks between political leaders in Northern Ireland.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- born
- natural
- true
- …
- be appointed
- become
- be elected
- …
- the leader of the Opposition
- the leader of the pack
- a person or thing that is the best, or in first place in a race, business, etc.
- She was among the leaders of the race from the start.
- The company has emerged as a world leader in the field of precision engineering.
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsb1- They are the brand leader for herbs and spices in the UK.
- The team are just 3 points behind the league leaders.
- It is built by the industry leader in fibreglass yacht construction.
- The firm is a leader in the field of product safety evaluation.
- Germany stands out as the leader in environmental reporting.
- the undisputed leader in her field
- ten points behind league leaders Manchester United
- We aim to overtake the market leaders within two years.
- They are trying to figure out who will emerge as the leader of this pack.
- Milner and Whyte remain joint leaders in the Player of the Year event.
- The company was an early leader in global manufacturing.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- undisputed
- brand
- global
- …
- overtake
- behind the leader
- leader in
- (British English) (also concertmaster especially in North American English)the most important violin player in an orchestra
- (also leading article (both British English), editorial British and North American English)an important article in a newspaper that expresses the editor's opinion about an item of news or an issue; in the US also a comment on radio or television that expresses the opinion of the station or network