{
    "term": "leader",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person who leads a group of people, especially the head of a country, an organization, etc.",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**party/world leaders**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **religious/political leader**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was **elected as leader** of the Democratic Party."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **became leader** of the campaign group."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Union leaders** agreed to begin talks with the government."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tomorrow the President will meet with **business leaders**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was not a **natural leader**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's a **born leader**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Business leaders have been in talks with the government."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Discuss any problems with your team leader."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is the elected leader of the group."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some of our senior leaders have been with the company all of their careers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These young people will be the future leaders of our nation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need to make our political leaders accountable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a meeting with world leaders at the G7 summit"
                },
                {
                    "text": "civil rights leader Martin Luther King"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A strong leader is one who is not afraid of listening to people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The importance of the imams as spiritual leaders is at the heart of the doctrine."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There will be round-table talks between political leaders in Northern Ireland."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["People in society", "Politics", "Business"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["born", "natural", "true"],
                "verb + leader": ["be appointed", "become", "be elected"],
                "phrases": ["the leader of the Opposition", "the leader of the pack"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person or thing that is the best, or in first place in a race, business, etc.",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was among the leaders of the race from the start."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company has emerged as a **world leader** in the field of precision engineering."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are the brand leader for herbs and spices in the UK."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team are just 3 points behind the league leaders."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is built by the industry leader in fibreglass yacht construction."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The firm is a leader in the field of product safety evaluation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Germany stands out as the leader in environmental reporting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the undisputed leader in her field"
                },
                {
                    "text": "ten points behind league leaders Manchester United"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We aim to overtake the market leaders within two years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are trying to figure out who will emerge as the leader of this pack."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Milner and Whyte remain joint leaders in the Player of the Year event."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company was an early leader in global manufacturing."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: other sports"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["undisputed", "brand", "global"],
                "verb + leader": ["overtake"],
                "preposition": ["behind the leader", "leader in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the most important violin player in an orchestra",
            "labels": "(British English)especially in North American English",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "an important article in a newspaper that expresses the editor's opinion about an item of news or an issue; in the US also a comment on radio or television that expresses the opinion of the station or network",
            "labels": "(both British English)British and North American English",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈliːdə(r)/",
                "audio": "le/leader/leader__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈliːdər/",
                "audio": "le/leader/leader__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}