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business leader

business leader

33 3.0
A person who is rich and powerful in business
  • noun
  • /ˈbɪznəs ˈliːdər/
translation icon : líder empresarial
  • 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

I'm very disappointed that I haven't seen more business leaders speak out because they're next.

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Examples

  • The World Economic Forum has developed a framework to help business leaders in this task.

    Academic text (2008)
  • A majority of economists and business leaders passionately reject the idea.

    Academic text (1992)
  • So with our more senior global business leaders, we saw the same effects.

  • So what the world needs now, in my opinion, is business leaders and political leaders who know what to count.

  • A year on now we are hosting a meeting of some of the great business leaders of the world.

  • So we have to keep pressing government and business leaders to keep the job growth going strong.

  • People often ask why can't we get more top business leaders into politics?

  • There is real concern from high-tech business leaders about the adverse impact of this tax.

    Academic text (1993)
  • President Bush was received warmly by a group of Orange County Republican business leaders.

  • The free-market, open-competition orientation of these business leaders has made them a natural constituency for choice initiatives.

    Academic text (1992)

Synonyms

CEO
vsbusiness leader
678 3.5

A person who leads a company and makes its big decisions

is about wealth or influence in the business world, not just a role
billionaire
vsbusiness leader
188 3.4

A person who has at least one billion dollars

includes wealth or influence rather than stating exact net worth
powerhouse
vsbusiness leader
57 4.5

A person, team, or organization that is very successful and able to influence others

focuses only on individuals influential or wealthy in business
mogul
vsbusiness leader
49 6.6

A rich and powerful person in business

is the broader label for any very wealthy or influential business person
tycoon
vsbusiness leader
38 5.5

A very rich and powerful person who owns or controls big companies

is the wider description for a wealthy or influential business figure
baron
vsbusiness leader
28 6.1

A very rich and powerful person who controls a large business or industry

is broader and applies across the whole business world
bigwig
vsbusiness leader
  • Informal
22 6.9

An important person with power in a company or group

is specifically about prominence in the wider business world
magnate
vsbusiness leader
22 7.9

A very rich and powerful person who owns or runs large businesses

is the general term covering both wealth and business influence
industry leader
vsbusiness leader
11 3.7

A company or person most important in a business field

applies more widely to influence across the whole business world
big kahuna
vsbusiness leader
  • Slang
4 9.5

A very important person in a group or organization, often the most powerful

is more formal and focused on business wealth or influence
big businessman
vsbusiness leader
1 3.4

A very rich and powerful person who owns or runs large companies

is gender neutral and covers both men and women in business
big businesswoman
vsbusiness leader
3.8

A very rich and powerful woman who runs a large company

is gender neutral and not limited to one gender
multibillionaire
vsbusiness leader
5.1

Having several billion dollars

is a broader idea covering influence as well as large wealth

How Influential

tycoon
38 5.5
magnate
22 7.9
business leader
33 3.0
executive
533 4.5
manager
1.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

business + leader

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.