leaderless
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- adjective
- /ˈliːdərləs/
:
sin líder
- After the sudden resignation of their coach, the team found themselves leaderless and unsure of their next steps.
- leaderless group
But it doesn't seem to really matter that the Bermuda are leaderless.
- But it doesn't seem to really matter that the Bermuda are leaderless.
- These are complicated times and complex times, and I think they are more important leaderless times.
Examples
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We are a country leaderless and adrift on the seas of world politics.
Blog text (17) -
His men, left leaderless, don't know what to do.
Fiction book (1998) -
The country became lost and leaderless.
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And down here, on the forest floor, a leaderless army of blind ants is on the move.
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Naturally it was kept quiet, but since then we have virtually been a leaderless society.
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The danger is that the US will essentially be leaderless in the interim.
Blog text (7) -
The Republican Party is now leaderless and faced with several pressing challenges:
Blog text (22) -
Their army is leaderless.
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For executive agencies, leaderless periods mean decisions not made, initiatives not launched, and accountability not upheld.
Academic text (2000) -
What I've learned from my weekend at OccupyLA is that a leaderless movement has many factions.
Blog text (27)
Synonyms
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Being without clear direction or a leader
A meeting or group without a person to lead it
Without a leader, as in an orchestra or an automatic train
Antonyms
How Led
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word leaderless is made from leader ('a person who leads or goes first') and the ending -less ('without'), so it literally means 'without a leader'. That's why a leaderless group has no one in charge.