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{
"term": "leader",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a person who leads a group of people, especially the head of a country, an organization, etc.",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**party/world leaders**"
},
{
"text": "a **religious/political leader**"
},
{
"text": "He was **elected as leader** of the Democratic Party."
},
{
"text": "She **became leader** of the campaign group."
},
{
"text": "**Union leaders** agreed to begin talks with the government."
},
{
"text": "Tomorrow the President will meet with **business leaders**."
},
{
"text": "He was not a **natural leader**."
},
{
"text": "She's a **born leader**."
},
{
"text": "Business leaders have been in talks with the government."
},
{
"text": "Discuss any problems with your team leader."
},
{
"text": "She is the elected leader of the group."
},
{
"text": "Some of our senior leaders have been with the company all of their careers."
},
{
"text": "These young people will be the future leaders of our nation."
},
{
"text": "We need to make our political leaders accountable."
},
{
"text": "a meeting with world leaders at the G7 summit"
},
{
"text": "civil rights leader Martin Luther King"
},
{
"text": "A strong leader is one who is not afraid of listening to people."
},
{
"text": "The importance of the imams as spiritual leaders is at the heart of the doctrine."
},
{
"text": "There will be round-table talks between political leaders in Northern Ireland."
}
],
"topics": ["People in society", "Politics", "Business"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["born", "natural", "true"],
"verb + leader": ["be appointed", "become", "be elected"],
"phrases": ["the leader of the Opposition", "the leader of the pack"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a person or thing that is the best, or in first place in a race, business, etc.",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was among the leaders of the race from the start."
},
{
"text": "The company has emerged as a **world leader** in the field of precision engineering."
},
{
"text": "They are the brand leader for herbs and spices in the UK."
},
{
"text": "The team are just 3 points behind the league leaders."
},
{
"text": "It is built by the industry leader in fibreglass yacht construction."
},
{
"text": "The firm is a leader in the field of product safety evaluation."
},
{
"text": "Germany stands out as the leader in environmental reporting."
},
{
"text": "the undisputed leader in her field"
},
{
"text": "ten points behind league leaders Manchester United"
},
{
"text": "We aim to overtake the market leaders within two years."
},
{
"text": "They are trying to figure out who will emerge as the leader of this pack."
},
{
"text": "Milner and Whyte remain joint leaders in the Player of the Year event."
},
{
"text": "The company was an early leader in global manufacturing."
}
],
"topics": ["Sports: other sports"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["undisputed", "brand", "global"],
"verb + leader": ["overtake"],
"preposition": ["behind the leader", "leader in"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the most important violin player in an orchestra",
"labels": "(British English)especially in North American English",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "an important article in a newspaper that expresses the editor's opinion about an item of news or an issue; in the US also a comment on radio or television that expresses the opinion of the station or network",
"labels": "(both British English)British and North American English",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈliːdə(r)/",
"audio": "le/leader/leader__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈliːdər/",
"audio": "le/leader/leader__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}