leader
Definitions of leader
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a person who rules or guides or inspires othersantonyms:examples:baconEnglish statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)types:capitainethe leader of a group of peoplepatrona person who exercises control and makes decisionsguidesomeone who shows the way by leading or advisingchefa person who is in chargelégislateura maker of laws; someone who gives a code of lawsmodèlesomeone worthy of imitationpoliticiena person active in party politicsprésidentthe leader of a group meetingsupérieurone of greater rank or station or qualityadministrateursomeone who administers a businessagresseura confident assertive person who acts as instigatorcandidata politician who is running for public officeclerc, ecclésiastique, pasteura member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Churchentraineur(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a teamdémagoguea political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudicesprésident-directeur généralthe highest ranking managerdresseurone who trains or exhibits animalslégislateursomeone who makes or enacts lawsaristocratea man who is an aristocratsaintmodel of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equalpapethe head of the Roman Catholic Churchprêtrea 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)princessea female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)rabbinspiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish lawrépublicaina member of the Republican Partyorateurthe presiding officer of a deliberative assemblyhomme d'étata man who is a respected leader in national or international affairssuperviseurone who supervises or has charge and direction of
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a person active in party politicssynonyms: politicienexamples:baconEnglish statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)types:candidata politician who is running for public officedémagoguea political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudicesrépublicaina member of the Republican Partyhomme d'étata man who is a respected leader in national or international affairscommunistea socialist who advocates communism
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