leaders
part of speech
noun (plural of «leader»: a leader, leaders)
meaning for a pupil
1) People who lead or are in charge of a group, a team, a country or an organisation. tree →
2) People or teams that are winning or in first place in a race or competition. tree →
3) Companies or things that are the best or most important in their area (market leaders). tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the prophets and Chronicles it means the heads of the people, such as the "leaders of the flock", a figure of speech for the rulers who were like shepherds, and the commanders of an army. Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah, the twelve "leaders" are twelve body parts, each tied to a Hebrew letter and a month. Jeremiah's wailing leaders are read as the kings and rulers who failed their people and will fall. In the primary lessons: Used in civics and history (world leaders), sport (the leaders of the league), school (team leaders, group leaders). Tells the reader who is in charge or who is ahead. Phrases: «world leaders», «group leaders», «follow the leader», «the race leaders».
examples
- And these are the Twelve Leaders in the Person: two hands, two legs, two kidneys, spleen, liver, gall, rumen, abomasum, craw. [note 2: Identification of the latter four terms is very strange. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
- Hark! the cry of the shepherds, and the wailing of the leaders of the flock! (Prophets JER.25.36, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the leaders of the flock to escape. (Prophets JER.25.35, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the LORD sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. (Writings 2CH.32.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- World leaders met to talk about the climate. tree →
- The group leaders gave out the maps. tree →
- The leaders of the race are on the last lap. tree →
- Good leaders listen to their team. tree →
- Our school has student leaders in every class. tree →
- The two club leaders shook hands. tree →
- Scouts have adult leaders who help them. tree →
- Seven leaders were now chosen, each at the head of a separate detachment of troops. tree →
note
Singular «leader». Related: «lead» (verb), «leadership» (the job or skill of leading). Possessive: one leader's, many leaders'.
In the corpora
- And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the leaders of the flock to escape.
- Hark! the cry of the shepherds, and the wailing of the leaders of the flock!
- An election is when adults vote to choose their leaders and representatives; candidates send leaflets to explain their promises.
- Elephants have excellent memories: old female leaders remember distant water in droughts and recognise friends after many years.
- "Plausible deniability" means an arrangement that lets leaders deny they knew about something.
Trees and pragmatics
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