leader

lead|er

W1S3 [ˈli:də US -ər] n

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1¦(in control)¦

2¦(competition)¦

3¦(product company)¦

4¦(newspaper)¦

5¦(musician)¦

6¦(musical director)¦

7¦(tape)¦

8¦(branch)¦

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1.) ¦(IN CONTROL)¦

the person who directs or controls a group, organization, country etc

→↑ruler leader of

▪ the leader of the local black community

party/union/government/opposition etc leader

political/military/religious leader

▪ the largest ever gathering of world leaders (=people who are in charge of countries)

natural/born leader

(=someone who naturally has all the qualities needed to be a leader)

▪ His air of confidence makes him a natural leader.

2.) ¦(COMPETITION)¦

the person or group that is in front of all the others in a race or competition

▪ County Championship leaders of Hampshire

3.) ¦(PRODUCT COMPANY)¦

the product or company that is the best or most successful

leader in

▪ a world leader in defence and space electronics

▪ These products are firmly established as the market leaders .

4.) ¦(NEWSPAPER)¦

BrE a piece of writing in a newspaper giving the paper's opinion on a subject

= ↑editorial

▪ The Times leader column

5.) ¦(MUSICIAN)¦

BrE the main ↑violin player in an ↑orchestra

American Equivalent: concertmaster

6.) ¦(MUSICAL DIRECTOR)¦

AmE someone who directs the playing of a musical group

British Equivalent: conductor

7.) ¦(TAPE)¦

technical the part at the beginning of a film or recording tape which has nothing on it

8.) ¦(BRANCH)¦

technical a long thin branch that grows from the stem of a bush or tree beyond other branches