noun
1 person who is in charge of sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ born , natural , true
▪ charismatic , effective , good , great , inspirational , inspired , inspiring , visionary
▪ accountable
▪
We need to make our political ~s accountable.
▪ undisputed
▪ influential , key , powerful , prominent , strong , top
▪ corrupt , weak
▪ deputy ( esp. AmE )
▪ senior
▪
Some of our senior ~s have been with the company all of their careers.
▪ former
▪ future
▪
These young people will be the future ~s of our nation.
▪ joint ( esp. BrE )
▪ majority , minority (both esp. AmE )
▪
a former US Senate majority ~
▪ elected
▪
She is the elected ~ of the group.
▪ local , national , world
▪
a meeting with world ~s at the G8 summit
▪ congressional , opposition , parliamentary , party , Senate
▪ Conservative , Democratic , Labour , Republican , etc.
▪ military , political , religious , spiritual
▪ Christian , Jewish , Muslim , etc.
▪ gang , guerrilla , nationalist , rebel
▪ group , project , squadron , team
▪
Discuss any problems with your team ~.
▪ business , church , civic , community , corporate , council ( esp. BrE ), government , industry , strike , student , tribal , union , youth
▪
Business ~s have been in talks with the government.
▪ miners' , teachers' , etc. ( BrE )
▪ civil rights
▪
civil rights ~ Martin Luther King
VERB + LEADER
▪ be appointed , become , be elected
▪ appoint (sb) , appoint sb as , choose (sb as) , elect (sb) , elect sb as
PHRASES
▪ the ~ of the Opposition ( in the UK )
▪ the ~ of the pack
▪
They are trying to figure out who will emerge as the ~ of this pack.
2 person/team that is best or in first place
ADJECTIVE
▪ undisputed
▪ brand , global , market , world , worldwide
▪
The company is a world ~ in electrical goods.
▪ championship ( BrE ), league , tournament
▪ joint ( esp. BrE )
▪
Milner and Whyte remain joint ~s in the Player of the Year event.
▪ early
▪
The company was an early ~ in global manufacturing.
VERB + LEADER
▪ overtake
▪
We aim to overtake the market ~s within two years.
PREPOSITION
▪ behind the ~
▪
ten points behind league ~s
▪ ~ in
▪
the undisputed ~ in her field