Collocations for "leader"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "leader" in context.
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leader
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the [company, group, team] leader
- is the [national, local] leader
- the [opposition, majority] leader
- the leader of the [opposition]
- is a [good, natural, born] leader
- their spiritual leader
- defer to the leader
- consult the leader
- [promoted to, hired as] the team leader
- is the field leader
- is [recognized as, considered] a leader (in)
- a leader in [medicine, manufacturing, the industry]
- a leader in the field of [medicine]
- has been a leader in [medicine] for [over 50 years]
- a leader in [providing, making, protecting]
- a leader [to, of, for] the people
- the leader of [a political party, the company]
- is a leader and [innovator, visionary]
- the role of the leader (is to)
- the leader of the [race, league, competition]
- [caught up with, overtook] the leader
- playing follow the leader
- is a loss-leader
- loss leader [items, products, campaigns, strategy]
'leader' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Labour
- Russian
- able
- absolute
- acknowledged
- agency
- almighty
- apology
- appointed
- association
- assured
- audience
- band
- bid
- board
- campaign
- carving
- catch
- chosen
- church
- clay
- club
- committee
- conservative
- contract
- core
- counterpart
- coup
- cowboy
- cruel
- current
- deceitful
- decree
- dig
- domain
- downward
- drag
- effective
- effectiveness
- emerging
- exclusive
- executive
- fairness
- fall
- fallen
- fearless
- follow
- follower
- genre
- group