leader

leader
leader O.E. lædere "one who leads," agent noun from lædan (see LEAD (Cf. lead) (v.)). As a title for the head of an authoritarian state, from 1918 (translating führer, Duce, caudillo, etc.). Meaning "writing or statement meant to begin a discussion or debate" is late 13c.; in modern use often short for leading article (1807) "opinion piece in a British newspaper" (leader in this sense attested from 1837).

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  • LEADER+ — LEADER (frz. Liaison entre actions de développement de l économie rurale, dt. Verbindung zwischen Aktionen zur Entwicklung der ländlichen Wirtschaft) ist eine Gemeinschaftsinitiative der Europäischen Union, mit der seit 1991 modellhaft innovative …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Leader+ — LEADER (frz. Liaison entre actions de développement de l économie rurale, dt. Verbindung zwischen Aktionen zur Entwicklung der ländlichen Wirtschaft) ist eine Gemeinschaftsinitiative der Europäischen Union, mit der seit 1991 modellhaft innovative …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • leader — ► NOUN 1) a person or thing that leads. 2) a person or thing that is the most successful or advanced in a particular area. 3) the principal player in a music group. 4) Brit. a leading article in a newspaper. 5) (also Leader of the House) Brit. a… …   English terms dictionary

  • leader — [lēd′ər] n. 1. a person or thing that leads; directing, commanding, or guiding head, as of a group or activity 2. a horse harnessed before all others in the same hitch or as one of the two horses in the foremost span 3. a pipe for carrying fluid; …   English World dictionary

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