Definition of leader in English:

leader

noun ˈliːdəˈlidər

1The person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country.
领导者，领袖
the leader of a protest group
抗议团体的领导者。
a natural leader
Example sentencesExamples
- Think of the discussion leader as a reporter who is creating a story with quotes from the people in the room.
- Members of Parliament or other leaders who promise the moon should be followed and made accountable.
- I think that this year, with only one leader, the team will be more compact in certain crucial moments of a race.
- The Claimant is a member of Parliament and the former leader of the Liberal Democrats.
- In this way, climate assessments have guided higher education leaders in setting priorities for change.
- We call upon one to bless our gardens before planting and another to guide our world leaders when faced with war.
- Consider, for instance, someone who has worked as team leader at a fast food chain.
- An hour or so later, the men guarding me moved off to talk to their leader, leaving his horse and myself unattended.
- The person who was supposedly the leader went to the front of the throne and bowed.
- These leaders occupied a series of palaces while the rest of the population lived in large apartment-like compounds set around courtyards.
- She appointed the so-called informateur and formateur on the advice of party leaders in Parliament.
- It requires a lot of effort and commitment to act in good faith as responsible parliamentarians and leaders of this country.
- The volunteer leaders guide the group on a different route each week.
- The thinking will guide leaders in four questions to be asked about technology and ministry.
- As is usual in the Netherlands, the Queen appointed an informateur after consulting all leaders of parliamentary parties.
- Both parties require their parliamentary leaders to be elected or re-endorsed by caucus every three years.
- As a result Blighty is starting a new series following the party leaders as they frantically smother the country in baby kisses.
- There are also leaders outside of the parliament who escape prosecution because they have been granted immunity by their own governments.
- The chamber had to be redesigned after parliament leaders were unhappy with it.
- The demons formed themselves into an attack pattern that was like a flock of geese, with their leader up in front.
Synonyms
chief, head, principal, boss
commander, captain
figurehead, controller, superior, kingpin, headman, mover and shaker
chairman, chairwoman, chairperson, chair, convener, moderator
director, managing director, MD, manager, superintendent, supervisor, overseer, administrator, employer, master, mistress, foreman
president, premier, governor
ruler, monarch, king, queen, sovereign, emperor, tsar, prince, princess, lord, lord and master
elder, patriarch
guru, mentor, authority
informal boss man, skipper, gaffer, guv'nor, top dog, number one, big cheese, big noise, bigwig, big shot
North American informal honcho, Mister Big, numero uno, sachem, padrone
1. 1.1 (in the UK) a member of the government officially responsible for initiating business in the House of Commons or House of Lords.
  〈英〉议会联络官（负责与议会沟通的政府官员）
  Example sentencesExamples
  But he is also Leader of the House, which is like being the uber-whip, and boss of the House's entire timetable.
  I echo the comments made by the Leader of the House.
  Could the Leader of the House give us some indication of when the Responsible Gambling Bill might come into the House?
  The Foreign Office is no place for a politician of progressive ideas and as a progressive he never made the most of his comparatively short time as Leader of the House.
  I see the Leader of the House, who is also the Minister in the chair, shaking his head.
  The Leader of the House has now compounded his error.
  I wish to raise a question with the Leader of the House.
  Surely the Leader of the House can see that that is not parliamentary.
  I have two questions for the Leader of the House.
  The decision to stand down as Leader of the House of Commons was not an easy one.
  These were hurled at Michael Foot, the then Leader of the House, in the House of Commons, on July 6, 1978.
  I have just one question to the Leader of the House.
  I thank the Leader of the House for that indication.
2. 1.2 The person or team that is winning a sporting competition at a particular time.
  （运动员，运动队）领先者
  Nora was up among the leaders
  诺拉现在处于领先者之列。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is a fairly common occurrence to have players on the same team being a league leader and a runnerup.
  The four teams will play each other and the group leader and the second team will meet at the finals.
  Skate Away cruised by the leaders, followed closely by Seainsky coming out of fifth place down the stretch.
  The boys may add the league title to the team cup as league leaders with only two matches left to play this season.
3. 1.3 An organization or company that is the most advanced or successful in a particular area.
  领头单位（在某一方面最先进或最成功的机构或公司）
  a leader in the use of video conferencing
  利用视频会议最成功的公司。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Our company is the leader in online money-exchange on the Russian market.
  It is a world leader in developing people and organisations to work more effectively.
  The important thing is that if one achieves this, one would also become a technology leader in this area.
  Still the leader in this area, it has sold only a few thousand units to date.
  Such a move would be seen as a significant boost to Scotland's bid to become a world leader in the development and commercialisation of wave power.
  He's credited with turning that company into a leader in the utility-software market.
  We are not the leader in the buy-out market by accident.
  The acquisition makes it the world leader in this niche area, an enviable position.
  New Zealand has been a world leader in this area for some considerable time.
  It is a leader in the area of transportation and infrastructure design.
  In addition, the company is a global leader in the production of whey protein and lactose powders.
  Japan is recognised as a world leader in pioneering and developing the industry.
  We want to be a global company and the world leader in golf course management, so it is important to be in these locations.
  The company is now the acknowledged leader in the rural markets for personal and public transportation.
  A lot of these new concepts are coming out of Europe, but Canada is considered a world leader in the area.
  The US, ironically, has been a leader in many areas of tobacco control but has been weak on the framework convention.
  As the leader in this market, we are trying to push and re-develop it by innovations and targeting more affordable prices.
  We admire and congratulate Ireland for being a leader in public health.
  That business dated back to the 1800s and it was a one-time leader in the area.
  The company is a leader in the domestic car hire market both in short and long-term rentals.
  Synonyms
  pioneer, front runner, innovator, trailblazer, pathfinder, groundbreaker, trendsetter, leading light, guiding light, torch-bearer, pacemaker, originator, initiator, developer, discoverer, founder, architect
  formal neoteric
2The principal player in a music group.
领奏者，领唱者
Example sentencesExamples
- He is an avid composer, trumpet player and leader of small groups.
- But in this case the leader is a musician whose authority is the music he plays.
- As soloist, leader Alan Smale stuck the perfect sweet tone without verging on the trite.
- The leader is a pianist and horn men Greg Gisbert and Brad Goode are among the soloists.
- The band leader stopped the music and made the announcement that President Kennedy had been shot in Dallas.
- Duke Ellington is considered one of the greatest composers and band leaders of the 20th century.
- For a large man the pianist leader here has kept a rather low profile musically on the local scene.
- He was born in Dublin where his father was a popular band leader and trumpet player.
- Guitar soloist Robin Nolan is the leader, accompanied by Kevin Nolan on rhythm guitar and by Paul Meader on bass.
1. 2.1British The principal first violinist in an orchestra.
  〈英〉（管弦乐队第一小提琴组中的）首席小提琴手
  Example sentencesExamples
  He had been a famous violinist and concert leader for most of his professional life and still enjoyed playing music.
  The leader was swapping his violin with that of his companion on the first desk.
  He learnt music first with his father, leader of the Gewandhaus Orchestra, then studied in Leipzig and Munich.
  She was on the road with her husband, an orchestra leader, sometime in the early 1900s.
  It was the day when the second fiddle became the leader of the orchestra.
  On stage at the concert hall is Roland, the quiet and intense orchestra leader, who is befriended by local musician and The Who fanatic, Alex.
  She was given a dozen encores and then the orchestra leader decided that enough was enough.
  The orchestra leader has to figure out how to make them play together (tempo).
2. 2.2North American A conductor of a small musical group.
  〈北美〉小乐队指挥
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ricky Ricardo is a famous orchestra leader and singer working out of the Tropicana Club in New York City.
  One of the first documented accounts of his conducting was as a choir leader in England.
  Then I would take the band out on the show because the orchestra leader didn't want to conduct out in front of the public.
  She turned to the members of the orchestra and the orchestra leader - they took their bows.
3British A leading article in a newspaper.
〈英〉报纸社论
Example sentencesExamples
- Today the Guardian newspaper even featured blogging in its editorial leader column.
- In leaders and news reports, the paper's editors and reporters ignore the unsustainable nature of endless economic growth on a finite planet.
- There is also a more limited defence of fair comment in relation primarily to the leader columns in the two issues of the newspaper.
- Last Saturday, the newspaper's leader column also reported on a distinctly alarming trend.
- Nobody tells journalists not to write articles and leaders condemning this insane corporate stoking of the fires of climate change.
- Newspapers have leaders or editorials or whatever they call them where you live, but not poetry.
- I object strongly to my local paper having leaders which place them with the tabloid press.
- What the big media needs is a cut in columnists and leaders, and a lot more of the reporting that can only be done while wearing clothes.
- Legislation has too often been cynically reactive to the leader columns of the tabloid newspapers.
4A short strip of non-functioning material at each end of a reel of film or recording tape for connection to the spool.
（胶卷，磁带的）空白段
1. 4.1 A length of filament attached to the end of a fishing line to carry the hook or fly.
  （渔线）接钩绳
  Example sentencesExamples
  I stuck out the free rod for Belinda, and I carried on changing the leaders on the other two rods.
  If you are fishing into a wind, shorten up the leader to about 18 inches to avoid tangles.
  It is normally fished with a conventional length leader of about 9ft with a sinking line.
  I then made up a four weight rod with a double taper line and attached a nine foot leader with a nail knot.
  If you find that tangling still occurs, shorten the leader length and slow the speed of the drop.
  By leaning forward and extending the low rod, you reduce stress on the leader and hook as the fish flails through the air.
  In fact it is usually better than anglers using light breaking strain monofilament leaders.
  What you need is a fast sinking line with a leader of no more than two feet in length.
  Steel leaders serve no purpose but to spook panfish, and baubles and beads on a leader only worsen the situation.
  Avoid coiling the leaders too tightly, else they will resemble a clockspring when you come to use them.
  A useful tip is to insert another swivel about two feet up from the lure or hook to help prevent any tangles to the leader.
  At this point it became dis-entangled with the leader and left us, the double line tantalizingly close.
  Most times I use leaders of around nine feet in length but in very windy conditions I will cut my leader length back to 7 feet.
  I use knotless tapered leaders but after attaching a few flies I tie in some tippet material when needed.
  I carry a few nine foot leaders with a 6lb point which I use when fishing waters where there is a chance of hooking a barbel.
  It can also pay to make the weight or the leader visible with some highly-visible attachment when fishing at distance.
  I remember a few times, standing in awe after a savage take, cursing while I retrieved a flyless leader.
  The reason for not using knotted tapered leaders when fishing with very small flies is you will often get fish hitting the knots in mistake for a tiny insect.
  I use leaders between two and seven feet in length, made up of fifteen pound to twenty pound breaking strain mono and a foot of twenty pound wire.
  I have done a lot of testing with various ideas for attaching flies to leaders and the only safe and best way to do this is by using a good, well-tied knot.
5A shoot of a plant at the apex of a stem or main branch.
（植物的）顶枝
Example sentencesExamples
- The tree's main stem or stems is called a leader, a continuation of the trunk.
- Then she chooses which of the new shoots will be the leader, or main stem.
- A new leader cannot develop on plants that have been cut back too far.
6leadersPrinting
A series of dots or dashes across the page to guide the eye, especially in tabulated material.
〔印刷〕（尤指表格中的）指向符（指引导视线的一连串点或划）

Derivatives

leaderless

adjective ˈliːdələsˈlidərləs

It is part of the hollow acoustics of a bankrupt and leaderless opposition.
Example sentencesExamples
- They were not a united minority mainly due to the fact that they suffered from such blows as being leaderless and economically dependent.
- They seem sullen, battered, and effectively leaderless, although they are as determined as ever to hang on to the dream of dignity and eventual independence.
- After being leaderless for several hours, the government quickly consolidated its power and proved that it was capable of controlling the situation.
- The trend reveals an emerging movement that's leaderless, global, anarchic and chaotic but it is a movement in which ordinary people can participate en masse to voice their concerns and bring about change.

Rhymes

Aïda, bleeder, Breda, cedar, conceder, corrida, Derrida, Elfreda, e-reader, Etheldreda, feeder, follow-my-leader, interceder, interpleader, kneader, Leda, Lieder, misleader, pleader, reader, seceder, seeder, speeder, stampeder, succeeder, weeder

Definition of leader in US English:

leader

nounˈlidərˈlēdər

1The person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country.
领导者，领袖
the leader of a protest group
抗议团体的领导者。
Example sentencesExamples
- The demons formed themselves into an attack pattern that was like a flock of geese, with their leader up in front.
- Both parties require their parliamentary leaders to be elected or re-endorsed by caucus every three years.
- We call upon one to bless our gardens before planting and another to guide our world leaders when faced with war.
- It requires a lot of effort and commitment to act in good faith as responsible parliamentarians and leaders of this country.
- The Claimant is a member of Parliament and the former leader of the Liberal Democrats.
- There are also leaders outside of the parliament who escape prosecution because they have been granted immunity by their own governments.
- As a result Blighty is starting a new series following the party leaders as they frantically smother the country in baby kisses.
- The chamber had to be redesigned after parliament leaders were unhappy with it.
- The thinking will guide leaders in four questions to be asked about technology and ministry.
- These leaders occupied a series of palaces while the rest of the population lived in large apartment-like compounds set around courtyards.
- The person who was supposedly the leader went to the front of the throne and bowed.
- Members of Parliament or other leaders who promise the moon should be followed and made accountable.
- Consider, for instance, someone who has worked as team leader at a fast food chain.
- I think that this year, with only one leader, the team will be more compact in certain crucial moments of a race.
- An hour or so later, the men guarding me moved off to talk to their leader, leaving his horse and myself unattended.
- In this way, climate assessments have guided higher education leaders in setting priorities for change.
- Think of the discussion leader as a reporter who is creating a story with quotes from the people in the room.
- As is usual in the Netherlands, the Queen appointed an informateur after consulting all leaders of parliamentary parties.
- The volunteer leaders guide the group on a different route each week.
- She appointed the so-called informateur and formateur on the advice of party leaders in Parliament.
Synonyms
chief, head, principal, boss
1. 1.1 (in the UK) a member of the government officially responsible for initiating business in the House of Commons or House of Lords.
  〈英〉议会联络官（负责与议会沟通的政府官员）
  Example sentencesExamples
  I have two questions for the Leader of the House.
  I echo the comments made by the Leader of the House.
  I see the Leader of the House, who is also the Minister in the chair, shaking his head.
  I thank the Leader of the House for that indication.
  The decision to stand down as Leader of the House of Commons was not an easy one.
  The Leader of the House has now compounded his error.
  I have just one question to the Leader of the House.
  Surely the Leader of the House can see that that is not parliamentary.
  Could the Leader of the House give us some indication of when the Responsible Gambling Bill might come into the House?
  But he is also Leader of the House, which is like being the uber-whip, and boss of the House's entire timetable.
  I wish to raise a question with the Leader of the House.
  The Foreign Office is no place for a politician of progressive ideas and as a progressive he never made the most of his comparatively short time as Leader of the House.
  These were hurled at Michael Foot, the then Leader of the House, in the House of Commons, on July 6, 1978.
2. 1.2 An organization or company that is the most advanced or successful in a particular area.
  领头单位（在某一方面最先进或最成功的机构或公司）
  a leader in the use of video conferencing
  利用视频会议最成功的公司。
  Example sentencesExamples
  We admire and congratulate Ireland for being a leader in public health.
  The company is now the acknowledged leader in the rural markets for personal and public transportation.
  He's credited with turning that company into a leader in the utility-software market.
  Our company is the leader in online money-exchange on the Russian market.
  It is a world leader in developing people and organisations to work more effectively.
  It is a leader in the area of transportation and infrastructure design.
  That business dated back to the 1800s and it was a one-time leader in the area.
  The company is a leader in the domestic car hire market both in short and long-term rentals.
  We are not the leader in the buy-out market by accident.
  Still the leader in this area, it has sold only a few thousand units to date.
  In addition, the company is a global leader in the production of whey protein and lactose powders.
  The important thing is that if one achieves this, one would also become a technology leader in this area.
  New Zealand has been a world leader in this area for some considerable time.
  Such a move would be seen as a significant boost to Scotland's bid to become a world leader in the development and commercialisation of wave power.
  The US, ironically, has been a leader in many areas of tobacco control but has been weak on the framework convention.
  The acquisition makes it the world leader in this niche area, an enviable position.
  A lot of these new concepts are coming out of Europe, but Canada is considered a world leader in the area.
  We want to be a global company and the world leader in golf course management, so it is important to be in these locations.
  Japan is recognised as a world leader in pioneering and developing the industry.
  As the leader in this market, we are trying to push and re-develop it by innovations and targeting more affordable prices.
  Synonyms
  pioneer, front runner, innovator, trailblazer, pathfinder, groundbreaker, trendsetter, leading light, guiding light, torch-bearer, pacemaker, originator, initiator, developer, discoverer, founder, architect
2The principal player in a music group.
领奏者，领唱者
Example sentencesExamples
- But in this case the leader is a musician whose authority is the music he plays.
- As soloist, leader Alan Smale stuck the perfect sweet tone without verging on the trite.
- He was born in Dublin where his father was a popular band leader and trumpet player.
- The leader is a pianist and horn men Greg Gisbert and Brad Goode are among the soloists.
- The band leader stopped the music and made the announcement that President Kennedy had been shot in Dallas.
- For a large man the pianist leader here has kept a rather low profile musically on the local scene.
- He is an avid composer, trumpet player and leader of small groups.
- Duke Ellington is considered one of the greatest composers and band leaders of the 20th century.
- Guitar soloist Robin Nolan is the leader, accompanied by Kevin Nolan on rhythm guitar and by Paul Meader on bass.
1. 2.1British The principal first violinist in an orchestra.
  〈英〉（管弦乐队第一小提琴组中的）首席小提琴手
  Example sentencesExamples
  She was on the road with her husband, an orchestra leader, sometime in the early 1900s.
  The leader was swapping his violin with that of his companion on the first desk.
  He had been a famous violinist and concert leader for most of his professional life and still enjoyed playing music.
  On stage at the concert hall is Roland, the quiet and intense orchestra leader, who is befriended by local musician and The Who fanatic, Alex.
  He learnt music first with his father, leader of the Gewandhaus Orchestra, then studied in Leipzig and Munich.
  It was the day when the second fiddle became the leader of the orchestra.
  She was given a dozen encores and then the orchestra leader decided that enough was enough.
  The orchestra leader has to figure out how to make them play together (tempo).
2. 2.2North American A conductor of a band or small musical group.
  〈北美〉小乐队指挥
  Example sentencesExamples
  She turned to the members of the orchestra and the orchestra leader - they took their bows.
  One of the first documented accounts of his conducting was as a choir leader in England.
  Then I would take the band out on the show because the orchestra leader didn't want to conduct out in front of the public.
  Ricky Ricardo is a famous orchestra leader and singer working out of the Tropicana Club in New York City.
3British A leading article or editorial in a newspaper.
〈英〉报纸社论
Example sentencesExamples
- Newspapers have leaders or editorials or whatever they call them where you live, but not poetry.
- Last Saturday, the newspaper's leader column also reported on a distinctly alarming trend.
- Legislation has too often been cynically reactive to the leader columns of the tabloid newspapers.
- Nobody tells journalists not to write articles and leaders condemning this insane corporate stoking of the fires of climate change.
- In leaders and news reports, the paper's editors and reporters ignore the unsustainable nature of endless economic growth on a finite planet.
- I object strongly to my local paper having leaders which place them with the tabloid press.
- There is also a more limited defence of fair comment in relation primarily to the leader columns in the two issues of the newspaper.
- What the big media needs is a cut in columnists and leaders, and a lot more of the reporting that can only be done while wearing clothes.
- Today the Guardian newspaper even featured blogging in its editorial leader column.
4A short strip of nonfunctioning material at each end of a reel of film or recording tape for connection to the spool.
（胶卷，磁带的）空白段
1. 4.1 A length of filament attached to the end of a fishing line to carry the hook or fly.
  （渔线）接钩绳
  Example sentencesExamples
  It can also pay to make the weight or the leader visible with some highly-visible attachment when fishing at distance.
  By leaning forward and extending the low rod, you reduce stress on the leader and hook as the fish flails through the air.
  I have done a lot of testing with various ideas for attaching flies to leaders and the only safe and best way to do this is by using a good, well-tied knot.
  I remember a few times, standing in awe after a savage take, cursing while I retrieved a flyless leader.
  At this point it became dis-entangled with the leader and left us, the double line tantalizingly close.
  I carry a few nine foot leaders with a 6lb point which I use when fishing waters where there is a chance of hooking a barbel.
  I then made up a four weight rod with a double taper line and attached a nine foot leader with a nail knot.
  In fact it is usually better than anglers using light breaking strain monofilament leaders.
  If you are fishing into a wind, shorten up the leader to about 18 inches to avoid tangles.
  If you find that tangling still occurs, shorten the leader length and slow the speed of the drop.
  Most times I use leaders of around nine feet in length but in very windy conditions I will cut my leader length back to 7 feet.
  I use knotless tapered leaders but after attaching a few flies I tie in some tippet material when needed.
  What you need is a fast sinking line with a leader of no more than two feet in length.
  The reason for not using knotted tapered leaders when fishing with very small flies is you will often get fish hitting the knots in mistake for a tiny insect.
  It is normally fished with a conventional length leader of about 9ft with a sinking line.
  I stuck out the free rod for Belinda, and I carried on changing the leaders on the other two rods.
  A useful tip is to insert another swivel about two feet up from the lure or hook to help prevent any tangles to the leader.
  Steel leaders serve no purpose but to spook panfish, and baubles and beads on a leader only worsen the situation.
  I use leaders between two and seven feet in length, made up of fifteen pound to twenty pound breaking strain mono and a foot of twenty pound wire.
  Avoid coiling the leaders too tightly, else they will resemble a clockspring when you come to use them.
5A shoot of a plant at the apex of a stem or main branch.
（植物的）顶枝
Example sentencesExamples
- The tree's main stem or stems is called a leader, a continuation of the trunk.
- A new leader cannot develop on plants that have been cut back too far.
- Then she chooses which of the new shoots will be the leader, or main stem.
6leadersPrinting
A series of dots or dashes across the page to guide the eye, especially in tabulated material.
〔印刷〕（尤指表格中的）指向符（指引导视线的一连串点或划）

单词	leader
释义	Definition of leader in English: leader noun ˈliːdəˈlidər 1The person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country. 领导者，领袖 the leader of a protest group 抗议团体的领导者。 a natural leader Example sentencesExamples Think of the discussion leader as a reporter who is creating a story with quotes from the people in the room. Members of Parliament or other leaders who promise the moon should be followed and made accountable. I think that this year, with only one leader, the team will be more compact in certain crucial moments of a race. The Claimant is a member of Parliament and the former leader of the Liberal Democrats. In this way, climate assessments have guided higher education leaders in setting priorities for change. We call upon one to bless our gardens before planting and another to guide our world leaders when faced with war. Consider, for instance, someone who has worked as team leader at a fast food chain. An hour or so later, the men guarding me moved off to talk to their leader, leaving his horse and myself unattended. The person who was supposedly the leader went to the front of the throne and bowed. These leaders occupied a series of palaces while the rest of the population lived in large apartment-like compounds set around courtyards. She appointed the so-called informateur and formateur on the advice of party leaders in Parliament. It requires a lot of effort and commitment to act in good faith as responsible parliamentarians and leaders of this country. The volunteer leaders guide the group on a different route each week. The thinking will guide leaders in four questions to be asked about technology and ministry. As is usual in the Netherlands, the Queen appointed an informateur after consulting all leaders of parliamentary parties. Both parties require their parliamentary leaders to be elected or re-endorsed by caucus every three years. As a result Blighty is starting a new series following the party leaders as they frantically smother the country in baby kisses. There are also leaders outside of the parliament who escape prosecution because they have been granted immunity by their own governments. The chamber had to be redesigned after parliament leaders were unhappy with it. The demons formed themselves into an attack pattern that was like a flock of geese, with their leader up in front. Synonyms chief, head, principal, boss commander, captain figurehead, controller, superior, kingpin, headman, mover and shaker chairman, chairwoman, chairperson, chair, convener, moderator director, managing director, MD, manager, superintendent, supervisor, overseer, administrator, employer, master, mistress, foreman president, premier, governor ruler, monarch, king, queen, sovereign, emperor, tsar, prince, princess, lord, lord and master elder, patriarch guru, mentor, authority informal boss man, skipper, gaffer, guv'nor, top dog, number one, big cheese, big noise, bigwig, big shot North American informal honcho, Mister Big, numero uno, sachem, padrone 1.1 (in the UK) a member of the government officially responsible for initiating business in the House of Commons or House of Lords. 〈英〉议会联络官（负责与议会沟通的政府官员） Example sentencesExamples But he is also Leader of the House, which is like being the uber-whip, and boss of the House's entire timetable. I echo the comments made by the Leader of the House. Could the Leader of the House give us some indication of when the Responsible Gambling Bill might come into the House? The Foreign Office is no place for a politician of progressive ideas and as a progressive he never made the most of his comparatively short time as Leader of the House. I see the Leader of the House, who is also the Minister in the chair, shaking his head. The Leader of the House has now compounded his error. I wish to raise a question with the Leader of the House. Surely the Leader of the House can see that that is not parliamentary. I have two questions for the Leader of the House. The decision to stand down as Leader of the House of Commons was not an easy one. These were hurled at Michael Foot, the then Leader of the House, in the House of Commons, on July 6, 1978. I have just one question to the Leader of the House. I thank the Leader of the House for that indication. 1.2 The person or team that is winning a sporting competition at a particular time. （运动员，运动队）领先者 Nora was up among the leaders 诺拉现在处于领先者之列。 Example sentencesExamples It is a fairly common occurrence to have players on the same team being a league leader and a runnerup. The four teams will play each other and the group leader and the second team will meet at the finals. Skate Away cruised by the leaders, followed closely by Seainsky coming out of fifth place down the stretch. The boys may add the league title to the team cup as league leaders with only two matches left to play this season. 1.3 An organization or company that is the most advanced or successful in a particular area. 领头单位（在某一方面最先进或最成功的机构或公司） a leader in the use of video conferencing 利用视频会议最成功的公司。 Example sentencesExamples Our company is the leader in online money-exchange on the Russian market. It is a world leader in developing people and organisations to work more effectively. The important thing is that if one achieves this, one would also become a technology leader in this area. Still the leader in this area, it has sold only a few thousand units to date. Such a move would be seen as a significant boost to Scotland's bid to become a world leader in the development and commercialisation of wave power. He's credited with turning that company into a leader in the utility-software market. We are not the leader in the buy-out market by accident. The acquisition makes it the world leader in this niche area, an enviable position. New Zealand has been a world leader in this area for some considerable time. It is a leader in the area of transportation and infrastructure design. In addition, the company is a global leader in the production of whey protein and lactose powders. Japan is recognised as a world leader in pioneering and developing the industry. We want to be a global company and the world leader in golf course management, so it is important to be in these locations. The company is now the acknowledged leader in the rural markets for personal and public transportation. A lot of these new concepts are coming out of Europe, but Canada is considered a world leader in the area. The US, ironically, has been a leader in many areas of tobacco control but has been weak on the framework convention. As the leader in this market, we are trying to push and re-develop it by innovations and targeting more affordable prices. We admire and congratulate Ireland for being a leader in public health. That business dated back to the 1800s and it was a one-time leader in the area. The company is a leader in the domestic car hire market both in short and long-term rentals. Synonyms pioneer, front runner, innovator, trailblazer, pathfinder, groundbreaker, trendsetter, leading light, guiding light, torch-bearer, pacemaker, originator, initiator, developer, discoverer, founder, architect formal neoteric 2The principal player in a music group. 领奏者，领唱者 Example sentencesExamples He is an avid composer, trumpet player and leader of small groups. But in this case the leader is a musician whose authority is the music he plays. As soloist, leader Alan Smale stuck the perfect sweet tone without verging on the trite. The leader is a pianist and horn men Greg Gisbert and Brad Goode are among the soloists. The band leader stopped the music and made the announcement that President Kennedy had been shot in Dallas. Duke Ellington is considered one of the greatest composers and band leaders of the 20th century. For a large man the pianist leader here has kept a rather low profile musically on the local scene. He was born in Dublin where his father was a popular band leader and trumpet player. Guitar soloist Robin Nolan is the leader, accompanied by Kevin Nolan on rhythm guitar and by Paul Meader on bass. 2.1British The principal first violinist in an orchestra. 〈英〉（管弦乐队第一小提琴组中的）首席小提琴手 Example sentencesExamples He had been a famous violinist and concert leader for most of his professional life and still enjoyed playing music. The leader was swapping his violin with that of his companion on the first desk. He learnt music first with his father, leader of the Gewandhaus Orchestra, then studied in Leipzig and Munich. She was on the road with her husband, an orchestra leader, sometime in the early 1900s. It was the day when the second fiddle became the leader of the orchestra. On stage at the concert hall is Roland, the quiet and intense orchestra leader, who is befriended by local musician and The Who fanatic, Alex. She was given a dozen encores and then the orchestra leader decided that enough was enough. The orchestra leader has to figure out how to make them play together (tempo). 2.2North American A conductor of a small musical group. 〈北美〉小乐队指挥 Example sentencesExamples Ricky Ricardo is a famous orchestra leader and singer working out of the Tropicana Club in New York City. One of the first documented accounts of his conducting was as a choir leader in England. Then I would take the band out on the show because the orchestra leader didn't want to conduct out in front of the public. She turned to the members of the orchestra and the orchestra leader - they took their bows. 3British A leading article in a newspaper. 〈英〉报纸社论 Example sentencesExamples Today the Guardian newspaper even featured blogging in its editorial leader column. In leaders and news reports, the paper's editors and reporters ignore the unsustainable nature of endless economic growth on a finite planet. There is also a more limited defence of fair comment in relation primarily to the leader columns in the two issues of the newspaper. Last Saturday, the newspaper's leader column also reported on a distinctly alarming trend. Nobody tells journalists not to write articles and leaders condemning this insane corporate stoking of the fires of climate change. Newspapers have leaders or editorials or whatever they call them where you live, but not poetry. I object strongly to my local paper having leaders which place them with the tabloid press. What the big media needs is a cut in columnists and leaders, and a lot more of the reporting that can only be done while wearing clothes. Legislation has too often been cynically reactive to the leader columns of the tabloid newspapers. 4A short strip of non-functioning material at each end of a reel of film or recording tape for connection to the spool. （胶卷，磁带的）空白段 4.1 A length of filament attached to the end of a fishing line to carry the hook or fly. （渔线）接钩绳 Example sentencesExamples I stuck out the free rod for Belinda, and I carried on changing the leaders on the other two rods. If you are fishing into a wind, shorten up the leader to about 18 inches to avoid tangles. It is normally fished with a conventional length leader of about 9ft with a sinking line. I then made up a four weight rod with a double taper line and attached a nine foot leader with a nail knot. If you find that tangling still occurs, shorten the leader length and slow the speed of the drop. By leaning forward and extending the low rod, you reduce stress on the leader and hook as the fish flails through the air. In fact it is usually better than anglers using light breaking strain monofilament leaders. What you need is a fast sinking line with a leader of no more than two feet in length. Steel leaders serve no purpose but to spook panfish, and baubles and beads on a leader only worsen the situation. Avoid coiling the leaders too tightly, else they will resemble a clockspring when you come to use them. A useful tip is to insert another swivel about two feet up from the lure or hook to help prevent any tangles to the leader. At this point it became dis-entangled with the leader and left us, the double line tantalizingly close. Most times I use leaders of around nine feet in length but in very windy conditions I will cut my leader length back to 7 feet. I use knotless tapered leaders but after attaching a few flies I tie in some tippet material when needed. I carry a few nine foot leaders with a 6lb point which I use when fishing waters where there is a chance of hooking a barbel. It can also pay to make the weight or the leader visible with some highly-visible attachment when fishing at distance. I remember a few times, standing in awe after a savage take, cursing while I retrieved a flyless leader. The reason for not using knotted tapered leaders when fishing with very small flies is you will often get fish hitting the knots in mistake for a tiny insect. I use leaders between two and seven feet in length, made up of fifteen pound to twenty pound breaking strain mono and a foot of twenty pound wire. I have done a lot of testing with various ideas for attaching flies to leaders and the only safe and best way to do this is by using a good, well-tied knot. 5A shoot of a plant at the apex of a stem or main branch. （植物的）顶枝 Example sentencesExamples The tree's main stem or stems is called a leader, a continuation of the trunk. Then she chooses which of the new shoots will be the leader, or main stem. A new leader cannot develop on plants that have been cut back too far. 6leadersPrinting A series of dots or dashes across the page to guide the eye, especially in tabulated material. 〔印刷〕（尤指表格中的）指向符（指引导视线的一连串点或划） Derivatives leaderless adjective ˈliːdələsˈlidərləs It is part of the hollow acoustics of a bankrupt and leaderless opposition. Example sentencesExamples They were not a united minority mainly due to the fact that they suffered from such blows as being leaderless and economically dependent. They seem sullen, battered, and effectively leaderless, although they are as determined as ever to hang on to the dream of dignity and eventual independence. After being leaderless for several hours, the government quickly consolidated its power and proved that it was capable of controlling the situation. The trend reveals an emerging movement that's leaderless, global, anarchic and chaotic but it is a movement in which ordinary people can participate en masse to voice their concerns and bring about change. Rhymes Aïda, bleeder, Breda, cedar, conceder, corrida, Derrida, Elfreda, e-reader, Etheldreda, feeder, follow-my-leader, interceder, interpleader, kneader, Leda, Lieder, misleader, pleader, reader, seceder, seeder, speeder, stampeder, succeeder, weeder Definition of leader in US English: leader nounˈlidərˈlēdər 1The person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country. 领导者，领袖 the leader of a protest group 抗议团体的领导者。 Example sentencesExamples The demons formed themselves into an attack pattern that was like a flock of geese, with their leader up in front. Both parties require their parliamentary leaders to be elected or re-endorsed by caucus every three years. We call upon one to bless our gardens before planting and another to guide our world leaders when faced with war. It requires a lot of effort and commitment to act in good faith as responsible parliamentarians and leaders of this country. The Claimant is a member of Parliament and the former leader of the Liberal Democrats. There are also leaders outside of the parliament who escape prosecution because they have been granted immunity by their own governments. As a result Blighty is starting a new series following the party leaders as they frantically smother the country in baby kisses. The chamber had to be redesigned after parliament leaders were unhappy with it. The thinking will guide leaders in four questions to be asked about technology and ministry. These leaders occupied a series of palaces while the rest of the population lived in large apartment-like compounds set around courtyards. The person who was supposedly the leader went to the front of the throne and bowed. Members of Parliament or other leaders who promise the moon should be followed and made accountable. Consider, for instance, someone who has worked as team leader at a fast food chain. I think that this year, with only one leader, the team will be more compact in certain crucial moments of a race. An hour or so later, the men guarding me moved off to talk to their leader, leaving his horse and myself unattended. In this way, climate assessments have guided higher education leaders in setting priorities for change. Think of the discussion leader as a reporter who is creating a story with quotes from the people in the room. As is usual in the Netherlands, the Queen appointed an informateur after consulting all leaders of parliamentary parties. The volunteer leaders guide the group on a different route each week. She appointed the so-called informateur and formateur on the advice of party leaders in Parliament. Synonyms chief, head, principal, boss 1.1 (in the UK) a member of the government officially responsible for initiating business in the House of Commons or House of Lords. 〈英〉议会联络官（负责与议会沟通的政府官员） Example sentencesExamples I have two questions for the Leader of the House. I echo the comments made by the Leader of the House. I see the Leader of the House, who is also the Minister in the chair, shaking his head. I thank the Leader of the House for that indication. The decision to stand down as Leader of the House of Commons was not an easy one. The Leader of the House has now compounded his error. I have just one question to the Leader of the House. Surely the Leader of the House can see that that is not parliamentary. Could the Leader of the House give us some indication of when the Responsible Gambling Bill might come into the House? But he is also Leader of the House, which is like being the uber-whip, and boss of the House's entire timetable. I wish to raise a question with the Leader of the House. The Foreign Office is no place for a politician of progressive ideas and as a progressive he never made the most of his comparatively short time as Leader of the House. These were hurled at Michael Foot, the then Leader of the House, in the House of Commons, on July 6, 1978. 1.2 An organization or company that is the most advanced or successful in a particular area. 领头单位（在某一方面最先进或最成功的机构或公司） a leader in the use of video conferencing 利用视频会议最成功的公司。 Example sentencesExamples We admire and congratulate Ireland for being a leader in public health. The company is now the acknowledged leader in the rural markets for personal and public transportation. He's credited with turning that company into a leader in the utility-software market. Our company is the leader in online money-exchange on the Russian market. It is a world leader in developing people and organisations to work more effectively. It is a leader in the area of transportation and infrastructure design. That business dated back to the 1800s and it was a one-time leader in the area. The company is a leader in the domestic car hire market both in short and long-term rentals. We are not the leader in the buy-out market by accident. Still the leader in this area, it has sold only a few thousand units to date. In addition, the company is a global leader in the production of whey protein and lactose powders. The important thing is that if one achieves this, one would also become a technology leader in this area. New Zealand has been a world leader in this area for some considerable time. Such a move would be seen as a significant boost to Scotland's bid to become a world leader in the development and commercialisation of wave power. The US, ironically, has been a leader in many areas of tobacco control but has been weak on the framework convention. The acquisition makes it the world leader in this niche area, an enviable position. A lot of these new concepts are coming out of Europe, but Canada is considered a world leader in the area. We want to be a global company and the world leader in golf course management, so it is important to be in these locations. Japan is recognised as a world leader in pioneering and developing the industry. As the leader in this market, we are trying to push and re-develop it by innovations and targeting more affordable prices. Synonyms pioneer, front runner, innovator, trailblazer, pathfinder, groundbreaker, trendsetter, leading light, guiding light, torch-bearer, pacemaker, originator, initiator, developer, discoverer, founder, architect 2The principal player in a music group. 领奏者，领唱者 Example sentencesExamples But in this case the leader is a musician whose authority is the music he plays. As soloist, leader Alan Smale stuck the perfect sweet tone without verging on the trite. He was born in Dublin where his father was a popular band leader and trumpet player. The leader is a pianist and horn men Greg Gisbert and Brad Goode are among the soloists. The band leader stopped the music and made the announcement that President Kennedy had been shot in Dallas. For a large man the pianist leader here has kept a rather low profile musically on the local scene. He is an avid composer, trumpet player and leader of small groups. Duke Ellington is considered one of the greatest composers and band leaders of the 20th century. Guitar soloist Robin Nolan is the leader, accompanied by Kevin Nolan on rhythm guitar and by Paul Meader on bass. 2.1British The principal first violinist in an orchestra. 〈英〉（管弦乐队第一小提琴组中的）首席小提琴手 Example sentencesExamples She was on the road with her husband, an orchestra leader, sometime in the early 1900s. The leader was swapping his violin with that of his companion on the first desk. He had been a famous violinist and concert leader for most of his professional life and still enjoyed playing music. On stage at the concert hall is Roland, the quiet and intense orchestra leader, who is befriended by local musician and The Who fanatic, Alex. He learnt music first with his father, leader of the Gewandhaus Orchestra, then studied in Leipzig and Munich. It was the day when the second fiddle became the leader of the orchestra. She was given a dozen encores and then the orchestra leader decided that enough was enough. The orchestra leader has to figure out how to make them play together (tempo). 2.2North American A conductor of a band or small musical group. 〈北美〉小乐队指挥 Example sentencesExamples She turned to the members of the orchestra and the orchestra leader - they took their bows. One of the first documented accounts of his conducting was as a choir leader in England. Then I would take the band out on the show because the orchestra leader didn't want to conduct out in front of the public. Ricky Ricardo is a famous orchestra leader and singer working out of the Tropicana Club in New York City. 3British A leading article or editorial in a newspaper. 〈英〉报纸社论 Example sentencesExamples Newspapers have leaders or editorials or whatever they call them where you live, but not poetry. Last Saturday, the newspaper's leader column also reported on a distinctly alarming trend. Legislation has too often been cynically reactive to the leader columns of the tabloid newspapers. Nobody tells journalists not to write articles and leaders condemning this insane corporate stoking of the fires of climate change. In leaders and news reports, the paper's editors and reporters ignore the unsustainable nature of endless economic growth on a finite planet. I object strongly to my local paper having leaders which place them with the tabloid press. There is also a more limited defence of fair comment in relation primarily to the leader columns in the two issues of the newspaper. What the big media needs is a cut in columnists and leaders, and a lot more of the reporting that can only be done while wearing clothes. Today the Guardian newspaper even featured blogging in its editorial leader column. 4A short strip of nonfunctioning material at each end of a reel of film or recording tape for connection to the spool. （胶卷，磁带的）空白段 4.1 A length of filament attached to the end of a fishing line to carry the hook or fly. （渔线）接钩绳 Example sentencesExamples It can also pay to make the weight or the leader visible with some highly-visible attachment when fishing at distance. By leaning forward and extending the low rod, you reduce stress on the leader and hook as the fish flails through the air. I have done a lot of testing with various ideas for attaching flies to leaders and the only safe and best way to do this is by using a good, well-tied knot. I remember a few times, standing in awe after a savage take, cursing while I retrieved a flyless leader. At this point it became dis-entangled with the leader and left us, the double line tantalizingly close. I carry a few nine foot leaders with a 6lb point which I use when fishing waters where there is a chance of hooking a barbel. I then made up a four weight rod with a double taper line and attached a nine foot leader with a nail knot. In fact it is usually better than anglers using light breaking strain monofilament leaders. If you are fishing into a wind, shorten up the leader to about 18 inches to avoid tangles. If you find that tangling still occurs, shorten the leader length and slow the speed of the drop. Most times I use leaders of around nine feet in length but in very windy conditions I will cut my leader length back to 7 feet. I use knotless tapered leaders but after attaching a few flies I tie in some tippet material when needed. What you need is a fast sinking line with a leader of no more than two feet in length. The reason for not using knotted tapered leaders when fishing with very small flies is you will often get fish hitting the knots in mistake for a tiny insect. It is normally fished with a conventional length leader of about 9ft with a sinking line. I stuck out the free rod for Belinda, and I carried on changing the leaders on the other two rods. A useful tip is to insert another swivel about two feet up from the lure or hook to help prevent any tangles to the leader. Steel leaders serve no purpose but to spook panfish, and baubles and beads on a leader only worsen the situation. I use leaders between two and seven feet in length, made up of fifteen pound to twenty pound breaking strain mono and a foot of twenty pound wire. Avoid coiling the leaders too tightly, else they will resemble a clockspring when you come to use them. 5A shoot of a plant at the apex of a stem or main branch. （植物的）顶枝 Example sentencesExamples The tree's main stem or stems is called a leader, a continuation of the trunk. A new leader cannot develop on plants that have been cut back too far. Then she chooses which of the new shoots will be the leader, or main stem. 6leadersPrinting A series of dots or dashes across the page to guide the eye, especially in tabulated material. 〔印刷〕（尤指表格中的）指向符（指引导视线的一连串点或划）
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