| leader |
A leader is someone who shows you the way or goes first. A leader is also someone who has power and can make important decisions. |
| leadership |
ability or skill as a leader. [2/3 definitions] |
| make |
If a group of people make someone their leader, they put that person in the position of leader. If someone makes another person their hero, they put that person in that position. [1/13 definitions] |
| manager |
the person who controls a business or acts as the leader of a plan or project. |
| Martin Luther King Day |
a holiday observed in honor of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., an important black leader of the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King Day is the third Monday of January. |
| Muhammad |
an Arab religious leader and the person who started Islam. He lived from A.D. 570 to A.D. 632. |
| occupy |
When someone occupies a position as a leader or officer, they stay in that position for a certain period of time. [1/4 definitions] |
| patriarch |
a man who is the leader of a family or tribe. [1/2 definitions] |
| people |
When a leader of government speaks to "the people," it means that he or she speaks to all the ordinary citizens. [1/5 definitions] |
| politician |
A politician is a person who is a leader in government or a person who is trying to be elected to a position in government. |
| politics |
Politics is all the different activities carried out by a government. It is also the activities connected with being or becoming a leader in government. [1/2 definitions] |
| primary |
In the United States, a primary is a type of election. In a primary, people of the SAME political group, or "party," decide on one person from their party who they think is the best. At the same time, people of another political party have their primary and decide on a person from their party that they think is the best. Later on, each of the chosen people from the different groups will try to beat each other in a bigger election called the "general election." The person who wins the general election is chosen to be a top leader in the government, such as the president or a governor of a state. [1/3 definitions] |
| prime minister |
A Prime Minister is a top leader of government in countries that have a parliament, such as Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. A parliament is a large group of government leaders who make the laws for a country. The United States has something similar called the "Congress," but it works a little differently from a parliament. |
| Protestant |
A Protestant is a type of Christian. Protestants do not belong to the Catholic Church, and they do not look on the Pope as their religious leader. Protestants split from Catholics in the 16th century. Before that, these Christians were Catholics too. The religious belief of Protestants is somewhat different from that of Catholics and their religious service is simpler. Protestants often use the word "minister" or "pastor" to describe the person who leads their religious service on Sundays. Catholics always call this person their "priest." |
| rabbi |
a teacher of the Jewish religion who is usually the leader of a Jewish congregation. |
| sermon |
A sermon is a kind of speech that a religious leader gives during a religious service. When giving a sermon, the religious leader talks directly to the congregation. One purpose of the sermon is to teach about the particular religion. Another purpose is to strengthen people's beliefs and guide them so that they can lead a good life according to their religion. |
| sheik |
a leader of an Arab community or tribe. |
| speaker |
(sometimes capitalized) the leader of the U.S. House of Representatives or other legislative assembly. [1/4 definitions] |
| spiritual |
When people or things are spiritual, they have to do with religious things and beliefs. A spiritual leader, for example, is someone who guides people in their religion. [1/4 definitions] |
| subject |
a person who is controlled by a leader or by a state. [1/11 definitions] |
| tail |
The back side of a coin is called "tails." The front side of a coin is called "heads." The "heads" side usually has a person's head on it. Often, the person is a leader or ruler of a country. The "tails" side might have something like a bird or other natural thing on it. [1/6 definitions] |