leader
noun[C]
uk/ˈliː.dər/us/ˈliː.dɚ/leadernoun[C](CONTROLLING)
B1
apersonincontrolof agroup,country, orsituation:
领导,领导人areligiousleader宗教领袖
TheRussianleaderwantstointroducefurtherchanges.俄罗斯领导人希望进一步推行改革。
He's anaturalleader.他天生就是个领导。
She waselectedas leaderofthecampaigngroup.她被推举为竞选小组的领导。
- He was a goodstrongleader, she said, whodeservedhis party'sunreservedsupport.
 - The leader of thereligioussectand 30 of hisfollowerskilledthemselves in asuicidepactlastyear.
 - Weaskedhim tostayon asyouthleader for anotheryear.
 - Thesteelworkers' leaderrejectedthe 2% pay-rise saying it was aninsultto theprofession.
 - Asprojectleader, you will have toallocatejobstopeople.
 
People in charge of or controlling other people
- acephalous
 - administrator
 - anti-management
 - authority
 - bureaucrat
 - conservator
 - controller
 - council
 - counter-power
 - dean
 - lord
 - management
 - manipulator
 - mistress
 - the thought police
 - too many chiefs and not enough Indiansidiom
 - top dog
 - troika
 - tsar
 - yourlord and masteridiom
 
leadernoun[C](WINNING)
C1
someone or something that iswinningduring araceor othersituationwherepeoplearecompeting:
领先者,占优势者He'sfallentwolapsbehind the leaders.他已经落后领先者两圈了。
Microsoft is aworldleader insoftwaredesign.微软公司在软件设计方面处于世界领先地位。
- She was way behind the leaders.
 - They are leaders in thefashionmarket.
 - The leader of theracewasovertakenon the lastlap.
 - They aregloballeaders in thedrugsindustry.
 - We have abetterproductthan themarketleaders.
 
Winners & losers
- be a slam dunkidiom
 - champ
 - co-champion
 - co-leader
 - co-winner
 - cup holder
 - dark horse
 - dead
 - dead man walkingidiom
 - elevator club
 - loser
 - match
 - record holder
 - runner-up
 - slam dunk
 - superstar
 - title race
 - titleholder
 - winner
 - yo-yo club
 
leadernoun[C](NEWSPAPER)
UK(alsoleading article)
aneditorial
Newspapers & magazines: headlines & features
- advertorial
 - advice column
 - advice columnist
 - agony aunt
 - agony column
 - agony uncle
 - comic strip
 - cover story
 - dateline
 - double-page
 - double-page spread
 - editorial
 - masthead
 - obituary
 - op-ed
 - personal column
 - press cutting
 - problem page
 - splash
 - spread
 
leadernoun[C](MUSIC)
UK(USconcertmaster)
the mostimportantviolinplayerin anorchestra
首席小提琴手Musicians
- accompanist
 - arranger
 - artist
 - bandleader
 - bandmaster
 - crossover
 - drum major
 - drummer
 - emcee
 - fiddler
 - muso
 - non-musician
 - oboist
 - one-hit wonder
 - one-man band
 - sight-reader
 - soloist
 - timpanist
 - trombonist
 - trumpeter