guiding spiritnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌɡaɪ.dɪŋ ˈspɪr.ɪt/us/ˌɡaɪ.dɪŋ ˈspɪr.ət/also guiding lighta person who influences a person or group and shows them how to do something successfully:
She was the founder of the company and its guiding spirit.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
People in charge of or controlling other people
- administrator
- authority
- bureaucrat
- chairman
- chairperson
- force
- giant
- Goliath
- headman
- helicopter parent
- hierarchy
- kingmaker
- leader
- marshal
- operator
- overlord
- paymaster
- pillar
- powerhouse
- presidency
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