leaders
leaders — noun
- leaderssingular
- leadersesplural
1. people who guide, direct, or have authority over other people
people who guide, direct, or have authority over other people
City leaders met residents after the storm damaged several streets.
city leaders
The school leaders agreed to open the library on Saturdays.
school leaders
Union leaders asked the company to improve night-shift safety.
Young volunteers learned how effective leaders listen before making decisions.
- followers
people who support or obey leaders rather than direct others
文法句型
political leaders
community leaders
leaders of a group
用法筆記
Usually plural when referring to a group of officials, organizers, or people with authority.
2. people, teams, or things that are currently in first place
people, teams, or things that are currently in first place
The race leaders slowed down as heavy rain covered the track.
race leaders
Two market leaders cut prices before the holiday shopping season.
market leaders
By halftime, the leaders were only three points ahead.
The chart compares the sales leaders in each region.
- front-runners
especially people or teams likely to win
- laggards
people or things that fall behind others
文法句型
race leaders
market leaders
leaders in a competition
用法筆記
In sport, business, politics, or rankings, leaders are the competitors or items ahead of the rest.
3. newspaper articles that give the publication's official opinion
newspaper articles that give the publication's official opinion
The paper's leaders criticized the new tax plan all week.
paper's leaders
Older British newspapers often placed leaders near the front page.
newspaper leaders
The editor wrote two leaders about housing before the election.
Students compared Victorian leaders with modern opinion columns.
- editorials
the usual modern word for this sense
文法句型
a leader in a newspaper
newspaper leaders
用法筆記
This journalism sense is mainly British and is now much less common than 'editorial'.
4. principal violinists who guide players in an orchestra section
principal violinists who guide players in an orchestra section
The orchestra leaders tuned their sections before the conductor arrived.
orchestra leaders
Both violin leaders marked the difficult passage during rehearsal.
violin leaders
Guest leaders helped the youth orchestra prepare for the festival.
The leaders watched the conductor closely during the quiet opening.
- principal players
more general for the leading musicians in a section
- concertmasters
common in American English for the first violin leader
文法句型
orchestra leaders
leaders of the violins
用法筆記
In orchestral language, a leader is a principal player, especially the first violin in British English.