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leader
[ lee-der ]
noun
- a person or thing that leads.
- a guiding or directing head, as of an army, movement, or political group.
- Music.
- a conductor or director, as of an orchestra, band, or chorus.
- the player at the head of the first violins in an orchestra, the principal cornetist in a band, or the principal soprano in a chorus, to whom any incidental solos are usually assigned.
- a featured article of trade, especially one offered at a low price to attract customers. Compare loss leader.
- Journalism.
- Also called leading article. British. the principal editorial in a newspaper.
- blank film or tape at the beginning of a length of film or magnetic tape, used for threading a motion-picture camera, tape recorder, etc. Compare trailer ( def 6 ).
- Angling.
- a length of nylon, silkworm gut, wire, or the like, to which the lure or hook is attached.
- the net used to direct fish into a weir, pound, etc.
- a pipe for conveying rainwater downward, as from a roof; downspout.
- a horse harnessed at the front of a team.
- leaders, Printing. a row of dots or a short line to lead the eye across a space.
- Nautical. lead 1( def 40b ).
- a duct for conveying warm air from a hot-air furnace to a register or stack.
- Mining. a thin vein of ore connected with a large vein.
leader
/ ˈ±ô¾±Ë»åÉ™ /
noun
- a person who rules, guides, or inspires others; head
- music
- Also called (esp US and Canadian)concertmaster the principal first violinist of an orchestra, who plays solo parts, and acts as the conductor's deputy and spokesman for the orchestra
- a conductor or director of an orchestra or chorus
- the first man on a climbing rope
- the leading horse or dog in a team
- an article offered at a sufficiently low price to attract customers See also loss leader
- a statistic or index that gives an advance indication of the state of the economy
- Also calledleading article the leading editorial in a newspaper
- nautical another term for fairlead
- a strip of blank film or tape used to facilitate threading a projector, developing machine, etc, and to aid identification
- plural printing rows of dots or hyphens used to guide the reader's eye across a page, as in a table of contents
- botany any of the long slender shoots that grow from the stem or branch of a tree: usually removed during pruning
- a member of the Government having primary authority in initiating legislative business (esp in the phrases Leader of the House of Commons and Leader of the House of Lords )
- the senior barrister, usually a Queen's Counsel, in charge of the conduct of a case Compare junior
Derived Forms
- ˈ±ô±ð²¹»å±ð°ù±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ô±ð²¹»åİù·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ²õ³Ü²ú·±ô±ð²¹»åİù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
However, as public anger builds over this issue, there are many others who would like the country's leaders to act much more stridently.
The regional leader in Kryvyi Rih said more than 40 people were treated for wounds, and the youngest was only three months old.
That term is used for suspected Chinese state agents who use their position to secretly influence key decision-makers in the British state, including politicians, academics and business leaders.
When Greene quit the Scottish Conservative on Thursday, leader Russell Findlay said it was "unfortunate" that they had lost him, as well as several councillors who had joined Reform.
Syria's new leader has repeatedly signalled that he was not looking for confrontation with Israel.
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