leading politician

collocation in English

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leading
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈliː.dɪŋ/us
/ˈliː.dɪŋ/
very important or ...
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politician
noun[C]
uk
/ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌpɑː.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/
a member of a government or ...
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(Definition ofleadingandpoliticianfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was once said of aleadingpoliticianthat he had a great deal to be modest about.
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Noleadingpoliticianhas made his reputation since the war as a penal reformer.
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It may not involve aleadingpoliticianfrom an aristocratic background.
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He is aleadingpoliticianwho needs spin doctors to explain everything he says.
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For example, is he aware that on several occasions recently aleadingpoliticianwas described as being "obsessed"with something when perhaps the word"preoccupation" would have been better?
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Usually this honour is reserved for royalty, diplomats or aleadingpolitician.
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Designed by prominent architects for aleadingpolitician, it gained national attention as an architectural masterpiece upon its completion.
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They are owned mostly by the family of its founder, aleadingpolitician.
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His writings also incorporated opposition to leading politicians and policies of his day.
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Their movement was led by wives and other relatives of leading politicians.
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As a host, he has conducted several discussion programs featuring leading politicians; economists and other professionals.
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The newspaper gained a following among a number of the world's leading politicians, sociologists, religious leaders, and social scientists.
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The magazine featured interviews with and articles by many leading politicians, thinkers and writers.
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Former leading politicians and members of the judiciary have figured prominently.
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Formal political parties did not exist, as the leading politicians of the day largely distrusted the idea of factions.
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Leading politicians, moreover, often served as a focus for popular interests, aspirations, and values.
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The paper's style departed radically from the other publications of the time and it irritated leading politicians from the far left to the far-right.
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Many well-known authors, intellectuals, and future leading politicians and officials were among them.
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Shilgari is one of the leading politicians and tribal leader from the province.
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Through all that time he remained one of the leading politicians on the left wing.
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