leading person
Example Sentences
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He is an absolutely leading person in that club.
From BBC • May 4, 2025
In the struggle, as in the previous consultation, the source from which Herodotus has drawn represents Gobryas as the leading person next to Darius.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Duncker, Max
"As living in the same parish, you know, and being, perhaps—" the leading person in it, and the one who naturally rules the others.
From Framley Parsonage by Trollope, Anthony
The leading person is a Virginian, who in 1773 moved westward with his family, and settled in the Ohio valley.
From Brother Against Brother The War on the Border by Optic, Oliver
I am not Member of Parliament for Perivale, and should not be the leading person in the town.
From The Belton Estate by Trollope, Anthony
