great leader
Exceptional guiding figure
A great leader is someone who guides others with vision, integrity, and effectiveness.
The phrase appears constantly in political rhetoric, corporate culture, and historical assessment, though standards vary wildly—one person's great leader is another's tyrant.
History will judge whether she was a great leader.
He fancied himself a great leader, but his employees disagreed.
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- chiefTop-ranking leader
- takes chargeBegins directing others
- inspiringEvoking enthusiasm or drive
charismatic · cult of personality · decisive · bold · iron fist · courageous · rallying · rallying cry · noble · wise · statesman · man of the people · founding father · general · captain · mentor · trailblazer · pioneer
- ruler worshipdivine emperor, god-king, deification, apotheosis, divine ruler
- rulersmonarch, Caesar, ruler, sovereign, emperor
- dictatorsdictator, tyrant, despot, autocrat, Stalin