- leader
- noun1 person who is in charge of sthADJECTIVE▪ born, natural, true▪ charismatic, effective, good, great, inspirational, inspired, inspiring, visionary▪ accountable▪
We need to make our political leaders accountable.
▪ undisputed▪ influential, key, powerful, prominent, strong, top▪ corrupt, weak▪ deputy (esp. AmE)▪ senior▪Some of our senior leaders have been with the company all of their careers.
▪ former▪ future▪These young people will be the future leaders of our nation.
▪ joint (esp. BrE)▪ majority, minority (both esp. AmE)▪a former US Senate majority leader
▪ elected▪She is the elected leader of the group.
▪ local, national, world▪a meeting with world leaders at the G8 summit
▪ congressional, opposition, parliamentary, party, Senate▪ Conservative, Democratic, Labour, Republican, etc.▪ military, political, religious, spiritual▪ Christian, Jewish, Muslim, etc.▪ gang, guerrilla, nationalist, rebel▪ group, project, squadron, team▪Discuss any problems with your team leader.
▪ business, church, civic, community, corporate, council (esp. BrE), government, industry, strike, student, tribal, union, youth▪Business leaders have been in talks with the government.
▪ miners', teachers', etc. (BrE)▪ civil rights▪civil rights leader Martin Luther King
VERB + LEADER▪ be appointed, become, be elected▪ appoint (sb), appoint sb as, choose (sb as), elect (sb), elect sb asPHRASES▪ the leader of the Opposition (in the UK)▪ the leader of the pack▪They are trying to figure out who will emerge as the leader of this pack.
2 person/team that is best or in first placeADJECTIVE▪ undisputed▪ brand, global, market, world, worldwide▪The company is a world leader in electrical goods.
▪ championship (BrE), league, tournament▪ joint (esp. BrE)▪Milner and Whyte remain joint leaders in the Player of the Year event.
▪ early▪The company was an early leader in global manufacturing.
VERB + LEADER▪ overtake▪We aim to overtake the market leaders within two years.
PREPOSITION▪ behind the leader▪ten points behind league leaders
▪ leader in▪the undisputed leader in her field
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
