business leader
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈbɪznəs ˈliːdər/
- During the conference, several successful business leaders shared their insights on innovation and growth.
- politicians and business leaders
- government and business leaders
- political and business leaders
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Watch on YouTubeI'm very disappointed that I haven't seen more business leaders speak out because they're next.
- I'm very disappointed that I haven't seen more business leaders speak out because they're next.
- And so I felt why not to create a platform where business leaders could meet their stakeholders.
- And the thrill of market domination, if you're a business leader is akin to the thrill of some belief.
- Seeing him not just endure that from the public, but even from his peers, so to speak of like these big business leaders in the Cabinet room.
- They get all these business leaders and it is amazing when you hear the crowd react to his hardcore honesty.
- And then there being a lot of soft skills and traits that haven't historically been associated with alpha business leaders.
- And if there's a gift that YPO and EO has given business leaders is a safe place where we can talk out the things we're wrestling with the most.
Examples
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The World Economic Forum has developed a framework to help business leaders in this task.
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A majority of economists and business leaders passionately reject the idea.
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So with our more senior global business leaders, we saw the same effects.
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So what the world needs now, in my opinion, is business leaders and political leaders who know what to count.
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A year on now we are hosting a meeting of some of the great business leaders of the world.
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So we have to keep pressing government and business leaders to keep the job growth going strong.
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People often ask why can't we get more top business leaders into politics?
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There is real concern from high-tech business leaders about the adverse impact of this tax.
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President Bush was received warmly by a group of Orange County Republican business leaders.
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The free-market, open-competition orientation of these business leaders has made them a natural constituency for choice initiatives.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
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3.5
A person who leads a company and makes its big decisions
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3.4
A person who has at least one billion dollars
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4.5
A person, team, or organization that is very successful and able to influence others
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A rich and powerful person in business
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5.5
A very rich and powerful person who owns or controls big companies
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6.1
A very rich and powerful person who controls a large business or industry
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7.9
A very rich and powerful person who owns or runs large businesses
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6.9
An important person with power in a company or group
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A company or person most important in a business field
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9.5
A very important person in a group or organization, often the most powerful
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A very rich and powerful person who owns or runs large companies
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Having several billion dollars
A very rich and powerful woman who runs a large company
How Influential
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'business' (commercial world) + 'leader' (person who leads or influences) yields someone who leads or is influential in the business world, which a B1 learner can infer from the parts. While the additional nuance of great wealth may require context, the basic sense of an influential person in business is transparent and cross-linguistically straightforward.
Etymology
Business leader gives a simple picture: business means a company or trade and leader means someone who 'leads' or guides others. So a business leader is a person who guides a company and is often very rich or powerful in the business world.