leader
Other forms: leaders
A leader is the one in the charge, the person who convinces other people to follow. A great leader inspires confidence in other people and moves them to action.
A leader is the head guy or gal, the one running the show. The leader of the band calls the shots and sets the tempo for the music. A conductor is the leader of an orchestra; all musicians look to him or her to know when to begin and end playing their instruments. A president is the leader of a country whose decisions make a difference to the whole population. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a leader of the Civil Rights Movement. A leader comes first in line — in a parade or a social system — and gets a lot of attention, but ultimately, a leader needs followers.
Definitions of leader
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a person who rules or guides or inspires othersantonyms:followera person who accepts the leadership of anotherexamples:Saddam bin Hussein at-TakritiIraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)Judas MaccabaeusJewish leader of a revolt in Judea that recovered Jerusalem around 166 BC; hero of the Apocryphal books I Maccabees and II Maccabees (?-161 BC)Ahmad Shah MasoudAfghan leader of forces opposed to the Taliban; won fame by successfully resisting the Soviets in the 1980s; was assassinated by men posing as journalists (1953-2001)Muammar al-QaddafiLibyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942)types:spiritual leadera leader in religious or sacred affairsbellwethersomeone who assumes leadership of a movement or activitycallerthe person who convenes a meetingcheerleadersomeone who leads the cheers by spectators at a sporting eventchoragus(ancient Greece) leader of a group or festival; leader of a choruscommandersomeone in an official position of authority who can give orders or control othersduceleaderemployera person or firm that employs workersfathera person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organizationbossa person who exercises control and makes decisionsfuglemana leader and organizer and spokesman (especially a political leader)guidesomeone who shows the way by leading or advisinggurua recognized leader in some field or of some movementimam, imaum(Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guidelabor leadera leader of a labor movementmalikthe leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinentmilitary leadera leader of military forcesmisleadersomeone who leads astray (often deliberately)heroa person distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strengthnationalist leaderthe leader of a nationalist movementpied pipera leader who entices people to follow (especially to their doom)point mansomeone who is the forefront of an important enterprisepoint womana woman who is the forefront of an important enterprisepoliticiana leader engaged in civil administrationpresiding officerthe leader of a group meetingreligious leaderleader of a religious orderscoutmasterthe leader of a troop of Scoutsspearheadsomeone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.)strike leadersomeone who leads a striketorchbearera leader in a campaign or movementtrainerone who trains other persons or animalsfigureheada leader in name only, without real power or authorityAmerican Revolutionary leadera nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United Statesaggressora confident assertive person who acts as instigatorayatollaha high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as wellbettera superior person having claim to precedencebrahman, brahmina member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)cantor, hazanthe official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as soloscapothe head of a branch of an organized crime syndicateCatholicosthe ecclesiastical title of the leaders of the Nestorian and Armenian churchesciceronea guide who conducts and informs sightseersclergyman, man of the cloth, reverenda member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of a Christian churchCommunista member of the communist partyconvenerthe member of a group whose duty it is to convene meetingsdemagog, demagogue, rabble-rousera political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudicesDemocrata member of the Democratic Partydepartment headthe head of a departmentEvangelist(when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and JohnFederalista member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal governmentfemale aristocrata woman who is an aristocratgeneral managerthe highest ranking managergoda man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other peoplegovernorthe head of a state governmentgrand dragona high ranking person in the Ku Klux Klangurua Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacherGurueach of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religionhead of householdthe head of a household or family or tribeHighness(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal personLabouritea member of the British Labour Partylegislatorsomeone who makes or enacts lawshack, machine politician, political hack, ward-heelera politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public endsmale aristocrata man who is an aristocratmasterdirects the work of othersmistressa woman master who directs the work of othersapotheosis, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, paragon, saintmodel of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equalmoderatorsomeone who presides over a forum or debatemoderatorin the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assemblyMugwumpsomeone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884noncandidatesomeone who has announced they are not a candidate; especially a politician who has announced that he or she is not a candidate for some political officepadronean employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S.boss, party boss, political bossa leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointmentspatriarchtitle for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)pendragonthe supreme war chief of the ancient BritonsBishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ, pontiff, popethe head of the Roman Catholic Churchchair, chairman, chairperson, chairwoman, presidentthe officer who leads the meetings of an organizationnon-Christian priest, priesta person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religionprincea male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)princessa female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)promulgator(law) one who promulgates laws (announces a law as a way of putting it into execution)rabbispiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish lawRepublicana member of the Republican Partysachema political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)secretarya person who is head of an administrative department of governmentsocialista political advocate of socialismSpeakerthe presiding officer of a deliberative assemblystandard-beareran outstanding leader of a political movementnational leader, solon, statesmana man who is a respected leader in national or international affairssupervisorone who supervises or has charge and direction oftechnocratan advocate of technocracywarlordsupreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weakWhiga member of the Whig Party that existed in the United States before the American Civil WarGrigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin, Grigori Potemkin, Grigori Potyokin, Potemkin, Potyokina Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791)
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a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customerssynonyms: drawing card, loss leadertype of:featurean article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
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