local leaders

Opposites
geographic scope of authority

local leadersnational leaders

Those who govern countries

world leaders · heads of state · national government · central government · state leaders

leadership vs. followership

local leaderslocal residents

People of a place

constituents · rank and file · ordinary citizens · followers · townspeople

insider vs. outsider status

local leaderscolonial governors

Empire's regional rulers

carpetbaggers · foreign powers

Familiarity
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