unofficial leader

collocation in English

meaningsofunofficialandleader

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unofficial
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.əˈfɪʃ.əl/us
/ˌʌn.əˈfɪʃ.əl/
not official; not from a person in authority, the ...
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leader
noun[C]
uk
/ˈliː.dər/us
/ˈliː.dɚ/
a person in control of a group, country, ...
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(Definition ofunofficialandleaderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The point is that the original inducing by theunofficialleaderof the first strike, if that be the case, is unfair.
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We are concerned, therefore, with the very narrow question of restricting the rôle of theunofficialleader.
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Suppose that the employer has produced a dangerous work place and his workpeople are induced to leave work by anunofficialleader.
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But from now on it will be the irresponsible leader, theunofficialleader, who will be stimulated to take the initiative.
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It is one of the easiest things in dockland to emerge as anunofficialleader.
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He seemed to be the group'sunofficialleader.
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He is theunofficialleaderof the team.
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In that period he was anunofficialleaderof the party.
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In his mid twenties, he is the oldest keeper and theirunofficialleader.
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He is theunofficialleaderof the lower half of the hotel, but leads through careful counsel sought from multiple parties.
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Silent, passive, and pious, she was the most mature of her fellow students and was theirunofficialleader.
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There's no need to have anunofficialleaderof the opposition.
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Otter is the fraternity's rush chairman and essentially the fraternity'sunofficialleader.
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Through his considerable influence, at about 4:45 a.m. he persuaded theunofficialleaderof the trust companies to sign the agreement, and the remainder of the bankers followed.
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Fox was anunofficialleaderof the party, as he led its largest faction.
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She was theirunofficialleader.
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Howick was anunofficialleaderof the party, as he led its largest faction.
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Santa is the most superficially confident and theunofficialleaderof the group.
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Hegedui was their ideologue andunofficialleader.
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There will be those who will believe what their unofficial leaders tell them.
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