leader
lead.er \'le-d-*r\ \-l*s\ \-.ship\ n 1: something that leads : as 1a: a
primary or terminal shoot of a plant 1b: TENDON, SINEW pl 1c: dots or
hyphens (as in an index) used to lead the eye horizontally : ELLIPSIS
chiefly Brit 1d: a newspaper editorial 1e1: something for guiding fish
into a trap 1e2: a short length of material for attaching the end of a
fishing line to a lure or hook 1f: a pipe for conducting fluid 1g: an
article offered at an attractive special low price to stimulate busi ness
1h: something that ranks first 2: a person that leads : as 2a: GUIDE,
CONDUCTOR 2b1: a person who directs a military force or unit 2b2: a
person who has commanding authority or influence 2c1: the principal
officer of a British political party 2c2: a member chosen by his party to
manage party activities in a legislati ve body 2c3: such a member presiding
over the whole legislative body when his party constitutes a majority 2c4:
one that exercises paramount but responsible authority over a state or
local party organization 2c5: the principal member of the party elite in a
totalitarian system endow ed by official ideology with a heroic or mystical
character, exercising governmental power with a minimum of formal
constitutional restraints, and characterized by extreme use of nationalist
demagogy and claims to be above narrow class or group interests 2d1:
CONDUCTOR 2d2: a first or principal performer of a group 3: a horse
placed in advance of the other horses horses of a team 4: STRAW BOSS,
FOREMAN - lead.er.less aj