1. The body of people who lead a group
   "the national leaders adopted his plan";
   - leadership

1. A person who rules, guides or inspires others
   "As a natural leader, she quickly rose to a management position in the company"
    
2. A featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers
   "The store offered a popular gadget as a loss leader to increase foot traffic";
   - drawing card, loss leader
    
3. [Brit] An article written by the newspaper editor, usually expressing the editor's opinion
   "The leader criticized the government's new policy";
   - leading article [Brit]

Type of: actor, body, doer, feature, worker

Antonym: follower

Encyclopedia: Leaders