political leader
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3.0
- noun
- /pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidər/
:
líder político
- But it's really sometimes disappointing to see some political leaders who should know better going this route.
- a local political leader
- a top political leader
- the country's political leaders
And what they're looking for is to build financial ties to political leaders, economic leaders, their families.
- And what they're looking for is to build financial ties to political leaders, economic leaders, their families.
- By passing exams, one can attain a position near the ruler, become a political leader or serve one.
- And he thought, why can't you organize governments like this where you don't need political leaders, you don't need grand visions.
- Now let's hope that Trump's victory rubs off on some of the political leaders we have here in the UK.
- She, she was like other political leaders who I've known, she was slow to come to a decision.
- And so those issues can be addressed if we have a real and genuine commitment by political leaders to do the right thing.
- But we had another one in who we had, we had got to pretty high level political leaders in this country that were involved.
- Weaving a just resolution through this maze of socio medico legal bedlam will require the utmost tenacity from political leaders.
Examples
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Recent crimes rates in our city are increasing with such rapid momentum that citizens are looking to our political leaders for answers.
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In Indonesia, political leaders moved quickly to separate the police from the military.
Academic text (2013) -
So what the world needs now, in my opinion, is business leaders and political leaders who know what to count.
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All the media leaders would come-- the political leaders, the business leaders, the people in the arts.
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This is about making sure every political leader knows when they make a decision, they will be held to account by international law.
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I want political leaders on my side to make compromises for peace.
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Our political leaders are too indebted to special interest groups and party politics.
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Most California political leaders, from Governor Jerry Brown to former Governor Ronald Reagan, say there are already enough laws on the books to protect children.
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Their awakened concern has caught the attention of political leaders, who may pay more attention to the growing dissatisfaction.
Academic text (1990) -
Recent crimes rates in our city are increasing with such rapid momentum that citizens are looking to our political leaders for answers.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who guides and directs a group, organization, or country
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2.9
A person who works in government or politics, often as an elected leader
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2.3
The head of a country's government who leads it and makes key decisions
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5.0
A person who leads the political party with the most members in a law-making body like a senate or house
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5.5
A person who leads a country's government, for example a prime minister
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5.6
A person who leads the party with the second most seats in a parliament or other law-making body
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3.5
A respected person who is the main political figure of a country
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6.5
A powerful political leader who controls votes and chooses party jobs behind the scenes
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6.8
A person chosen to speak for and guide their party in meetings where laws are made
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6.0
A powerful party leader who controls votes and gives government jobs
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward noun phrase where 'political' simply modifies 'leader', so the meaning is directly the combination of the known constituents (a leader involved in politics). This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Political leader puts together political (about government and public life) and leader (someone who guides others). Imagine a person standing at the front of a crowd, pointing the way and making decisions for a country or party, and you can see why 'political leader' means someone who 'guides' or 'is in charge' of political affairs.