Leaders - English meaning

noun

A person who is in charge of a worker, group, or organization.

Usage examples:

I asked my boss for a promotion

verb

Give (someone) orders in a domineering manner.

Usage examples:

He does not like being bossed around

adjective

Excellent; outstanding.

Usage examples:

That was a real boss move on his part

noun

The person in command of a ship.

Usage examples:

He found a vessel whose captain was prepared to sign him on

verb

Be the captain of (a ship, aircraft, or sports team).

Usage examples:

All the boats are captained by professional sailors

noun

A naval officer of high rank, above a commander, or a military officer of middle rank, above a lieutenant

Usage examples:

She captains the women’s rowing team.

noun

A separate seat for one person, typically with a back and four legs.

Usage examples:

Cafe tables and chairs face a bench seat below a lowered ceiling that curves for an atmospheric eff…

verb

Act as chairperson of or preside over (an organization, meeting, or public event).

Usage examples:

The debate was chaired by the archbishop of york

noun

A movable seat that has a part for your back to rest against, usually four legs, and sometimes two side parts for your arms

Usage examples:

Would you chair tomorrow’s meeting?

noun

A person chosen to preside over a meeting.

Usage examples:

The chairman of the conference

noun

A person in charge of a meeting, organization, or department; a chairperson

noun

A person, especially a man, who is in charge of a meeting

Usage examples:

The chairman called the meeting to order., appoint sb (as) chairman he was appointed chairman of th…

noun

A chairman or chairwoman (used as a neutral alternative).

Usage examples:

Lord mayors and council chairpersons from all over ireland met in the seven oaks hotel recently for…

noun

A woman chosen to preside over a meeting.

noun

A woman in charge of a meeting, organization, or department; a chairperson

noun

A woman who is in charge of a meeting, committee, or organization

Usage examples:

The chairwoman of the state board of education urged lawmakers not to cut public school funding.

noun

A leader or ruler of a people or clan.

Usage examples:

The chief of the village

adjective

Most important.

Usage examples:

The chief reason for the spending cuts

adjective

Most important

Usage examples:

Their chief objection to the appointment was that she had no judicial experience., the chief econom…

noun

A person in authority, especially over a body of troops or a military operation.

Usage examples:

The commander of a paratroop regiment

noun

A naval officer of middle rank, above lieutenant

noun

A person or thing that directs or regulates something.

Usage examples:

The controller of bbc television programmes

noun

A person whose job it is to call people together for meetings of a committee.

Usage examples:

Convener of the recreation committee

noun

A british trade union official of high rank who works in a particular factory or office

Usage examples:

He became the union convenor of the factory., she is convenor of the board of practice and procedure.

noun

A person who is in charge of an activity, department, or organization.

Usage examples:

The sales director

noun

A person in charge of an organization or of a particular part of a company’s business

Usage examples:

A marketing director

noun

One of the managers who control a company or an organization

Usage examples:

He became director of the new royal lyceum theatre company, serve as/act as a director she is retir…

noun

A carving, typically a bust or a full-length figure, set at the prow of an old-fashioned sailing ship.

Usage examples:

The incomers were principally craftsmen, carving ships' figureheads and occasional portrait busts.

noun

Someone who has the position of a leader but who has no real power

Usage examples:

The company chairman is basically a figurehead.

noun

The upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs.

Usage examples:

Whatever comes into my head

adjective

Chief; principal.

Usage examples:

The head waiter

verb

Be in the leading position on.

Usage examples:

The st george's day procession was headed by the mayor

noun

The chief or leader of a community or tribe.

Usage examples:

This is where community leaders such chiefs, headmen and indeed agricultural extension officers nee…

noun

The chief (= leader) of a village or group of people

noun

A main or large bolt in a central position.

Usage examples:

This device is secured in a normal manner by a central kingpin which is received within a slot port…

noun

The most important person in an organization

Usage examples:

He was the kingpin of the democratic organization in chicago.

noun

The most important person in a company or organization, often an illegal organization

Usage examples:

A drugs/crime kingpin

noun

An arbitrator or mediator.

Usage examples:

Egypt managed to assert its role as a regional moderator

noun

A substance that slows neutrons in a nuclear reactor

Usage examples:

The moderator allowed each side two minutes to sum up at the end of the televised debate.

noun

Someone who controls and leads a discussion between a group of people, but does not take any side in it

Usage examples:

A panel of business people will ask the candidates questions, with a local journalist as moderator.…

noun

Someone who is willing to make big changes to get things done

Usage examples:

The new director of the company is a real mover and shaker.

noun

Someone who is willing to make big changes to get things done

Usage examples:

The new director of the company is a real mover and shaker.

adjective

First in order of importance; main.

Usage examples:

The country's principal cities

noun

The most important or senior person in an organization or group.

Usage examples:

A design consultancy whose principal is based in san francisco

adjective

First in order of importance

Usage examples:

Iraq’s principal export is oil.

adjective

Higher in rank, status, or quality.

Usage examples:

A superior officer

noun

A person superior to another in rank or status, especially a colleague in a higher position.

Usage examples:

Obeying their superiors' orders

adjective

Better than average, or better than others of the same type

Usage examples:

They were clearly the superior team., some people think acoustic recordings are superior to digital…