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thought leader

[ thawt lee-der ]

noun

  1. a person or organization that is a recognized authority in a particular field and whose innovative ideas influence and guide others:

    He is a thought leader in education reform and his insights represent the latest thinking on the topic.



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Other Words From

  • thought lead·er·ship noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thought leader1

First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences

Tetraeder’s X account describes him as “Global Tetrahedron CEO, chairman, media proprietor, entrepreneur, human trafficker, thought leader, and venture capitalist.”

Instead, she's a thought leader inside the GOP, despite the constant drumbeat of terrorism against people and schools she's targeted for being LGBTQ-friendly.

From Salon

He published a memoir, graduated from law school, and tried to establish himself as a conservative thought leader with a self-published book titled the Conservative Millennial Playbook.

From Slate

Which isn’t to say that Lukather, Toto’s intellectual thought leader, is without his share of older-rock-star grievances.

“If you can kill one revolutionary thought leader and prevent a civil war while your hands are clean, you prevented a war. But that leads to ‘Minority Report’ and we don’t want to live in that world.”

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