military leader
68
3.3
- noun
- /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈlidər/
:
líder militar
- Each military leader must be prepared to make quick decisions in times of conflict.
- political and military leaders
- senior military leader
- civilian and military leaders
Who are some strong military leaders?
- Who are some strong military leaders?
- You know, he was the the first military leader to pay his soldiers families when they died.
Examples
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The military leader organized a strategic plan to ensure the safety of his troops.
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During the meeting, the military leader emphasized the importance of teamwork in the field.
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That should be read by every military leader.
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Every university, every scientist, every thinking military leader, is helping us.
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This academy has produced some of the world's finest military leaders.
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In every previous period of revolutionary change in the conduct of war, military leaders made large mistakes.
Academic text (1996) -
No military leader I've met wants to see a machine start a war.
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One looks to a good man as a model, and military leaders in particular must exemplify moral virtue.
Academic text (1999) -
The military leaders assured the French people... that this mighty wall of steel and concrete... made France impregnable.
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In 1990, Saddam Hussein and his military leaders engaged in a war of aggression against Kuwait.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
∞
3.6
A person in charge of a group who gives orders and leads them
∞
2.4
A person in the army, navy, or air force who gives orders
636
4.2
A very high military officer who leads the army, air force, or marines
247
2.9
An officer in the army, navy, or police who is in charge of others
208
7.7
A senior military officer who commands a large unit
172
5.2
A senior military officer who leads a branch and manages its operations and administration
80
4.1
An officer in charge of a group of soldiers
50
4.9
A person who is second in command and runs daily work in a military unit or organization
38
3.2
A person in charge of soldiers who gives orders and leads them
34
8.2
An officer in charge of a military unit or a school for soldiers
23
4.6
The senior military officer who leads a country's armed forces
9
2.8
A person who leads soldiers and has power to give orders in the army
7
6.1
A senior soldier who advises officers and keeps order in a unit
5
7.0
A person just below the leader in a military or similar group
5
6.9
A senior army officer who commands large groups of soldiers
4
5.0
A senior military officer above colonel who commands large units
4
8.4
A senior Royal Air Force officer who is above a squadron leader and below a group captain
3
3.6
A member of the military who has power from the government to give orders
3
9.9
The top army leader in charge of many armies
3
6.7
A person in charge of a place after an army takes control
1
9.9
An officer who leads the police in an army and makes sure soldiers follow rules
1
6.0
A senior navy officer who leads a fleet of warships
1
6.8
A senior soldier who helps run a group of soldiers and manages discipline and administration
1
8.0
A very senior military officer who commands a whole branch of the armed forces
A top officer who leads soldiers in ancient Greece
A person in the military who has official rank and command
A rank for a person in the army or police who leads a small group
How Senior
636
4.2
68
3.3
∞
2.4
- Specialized
1
6.8
99
2.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who commands or leads military forces' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'military' (relating to soldiers or war) with 'leader' (a person who leads). This simple adjective + noun composition follows a standard, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Military leader is a simple, literal phrase: military means the soldiers and leader is the person who leads them. Imagine someone standing in front of troops and giving orders, so it means 'a person who commands or leads military forces'.