class leaders

Elected pupil spokespeople

Class leaders are students selected or elected to represent their classmates and coordinate group activities.

The role varies by context—in elementary schools, class leaders might collect homework or lead the lunch line; in higher education, they may facilitate discussions or liaise between students and instructors.

She was elected class leader in her sophomore year.

Related

student council · representative · head · delegate · achiever · honor student · overachiever · dean's list · honor roll · straight-A · gold star · extra credit · teacher's pet · front row · ambitious · responsible · podium · school assembly

Opposites
classroom hierarchy/role

class leadersfollowers

People who support someone

subordinates · wallflowers

social standing within peer group

class leadersoutcasts

Rejected, excluded people

loners · wallflowers · nobodies · underdogs · pariahs

behavioral/participatory engagement

class leadersslackers

Those who avoid effort

underachievers · delinquents · class clowns · troublemakers · shirkers

Family

class, classes, classed, classing, classy, classier, classiest, classic, classical

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G