1 someone or something that is winning during a race or other situation where people are competing: --
2 an editorial --
3 the most important violin player in an orchestra --
4 a person who manages or controls other people, esp. because of his or her ability or position: --
5 someone or something that is the first or the most important: --
Political parties and leaders have become irresponsible in as far as adherence to the rule of law is concerned due to political corruption.
Without really challenging hierarchy they still squeezed concessions out of village leaders, turning a weakness into strength.
We thought it wise to elect leaders in different places.
This was a desperate attempt by whig leaders to embarrass a succeeding tory government and carry themselves back into office.
The photo provides a visual representation of equality of status, in which no one performer serves as a leader.
Further justification was found in the number of leaders who paid the ultimate price.
To enforce incentives to plant trees, afforestation responsibility was decentralized to local leaders in 1984.
Team leaders used confidence data to prioritize tasks in light of changing requirements.