leader
noun [ C ] uk/ˈliː.dər/ us/ˈliː.dɚ/
(CONTROLLING)
B1 领导，领导人
a person in control of a group, country, or situation
a religious leader 宗教领袖
The Russian leader wants to introduce further changes. 俄罗斯领导人希望进一步推行改革。
He's a natural leader. 他天生就是个领导。
She was elected as leader of the campaign group. 她被推举为竞选小组的领导。
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- He was a good strong leader, she said, who deserved his party's unreserved support.
- The leader of the religious sect and 30 of his followers killed themselves in a suicide pact last year.
- We asked him to stay on as youth leader for another year.
- The steelworkers' leader rejected the 2% pay-rise saying it was an insult to the profession.
- As project leader, you will have to allocate jobs to people.
(WINNING)
C1 领先者，占优势者
someone or something that is winning during a race or other situation where people are competing
He's fallen two laps behind the leaders. 他已经落后领先者两圈了。
Microsoft is a world leader in software design. 微软公司在软件设计方面处于世界领先地位。
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- She was way behind the leaders.
- They are leaders in the fashion market.
- The leader of the race was overtaken on the last lap.
- They are global leaders in the drugs industry.
- We have a better product than the market leaders.
(NEWSPAPER)
UK社论，社评（同 editorial）
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(MUSIC)
UK (US concertmaster)首席小提琴手
the most important violin player in an orchestra