Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - leader
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n. 1 a a person or thing that leads. b a person followed by others. 2 a the principal player in a music group or of the first violins in an orchestra. b US a conductor of an orchestra. 3 Brit. = leading article. 4 a short strip of non-functioning material at each end of a reel of film or recording tape for connection to the spool. 5 (in full Leader of the House) Brit. a member of the government officially responsible for initiating business in Parliament. 6 a shoot of a plant at the apex of a stem or of the main branch. 7 (in pl.) Printing a series of dots or dashes across the page to guide the eye, esp. in tabulated material. 8 the horse placed at the front in a team or pair. Derivatives leaderless adj. leadership n. Etymology: OE l{aelig}dere (as LEAD(1))
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noun Date: 14th century something that leads: as, a primary or terminal shoot of a plant, tendon, sinew, dots or hyphens (as in an index) used to lead the eye horizontally ; ellipsis 2, a newspaper editorial, e. something for guiding fish into a trap, a short length of material for attaching the end of a fishing line to a lure or hook, loss ~, something that ranks first, a blank section at the beginning or end of a reel of film or recorded tape, a person who leads: as, guide, conductor, b. a person who directs a military force or unit, a person who has commanding authority or influence, c. the principal officer of a British political party, a party member chosen to manage party activities in a legislative body, such a party member presiding over the whole legislative body when the party constitutes a majority, d. conductor c, a first or principal performer of a group, a horse placed in advance of the other horses of a team, ~less adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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