leading figure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofleadingandfigure
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leading
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈliː.dɪŋ/us/ˈliː.dɪŋ/
very important or ...
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figure
noun[C]
uk/ˈfɪɡ.ər/us/ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/
the symbol for a number or an amount expressed ...
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(Definition ofleadingandfigurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofleading figure
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Then in 1956 he became aleadingfigureon a small-town revolutionar y committee.
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He was always considered aleadingfigure, admired by the young avant-garde generation and respected even by the regime.
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Anotherleadingfigurewas a prominent son in the family of the master of fire, the lineage that had long been responsible for holistic resource management.
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Joyce presents himself as theleadingfigureof an ideal of 'art for art's sake', but we constantly see the strength of his concern for making money.
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Many leading figures have been invited to plenary, and you are one suchleadingfigure.
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I responded by quoting aleadingfigurefrom the industry.
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She is aleadingfigurein the consumer movement.
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As he has said, it is a tribute to one who for more than forty years was aleadingfigurein this place.
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If implemented as in the first draft, the effect—to use the words of aleadingfigurein the industry—would be catastrophic.
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Aleadingfigurebehind the parent action group made objections to the director of education, and the exercise was stopped.
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For the next 30 years he was aleadingfigurein national organisations to help the blind in this country.
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Aleadingfigurein the university said that what he most regretted was that students were no longer interested at all in political affairs.
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Theleadingfigureis the aggregate of bank deposits.
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Theleadingfigurewas elevated to become a folk hero and then invited to participate in all kinds of programmes in which he was not necessarily an authority.
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As such he would be aleadingfigurein the team of officers of the area health authority and his post would be a key one in the whole structure.
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Britain is aleadingfigurein this field.
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His brilliant talents of scientific and public man became theleadingfigurein the national political scene, far complex and anarchic.
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He was an early thinker on sustainability in planning, and recognized as aleadingfigurein city planning and development.
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He is aleadingfigurein the field of organic chemistry, best known for his development of non-aldol approaches to polyketides.
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