Frontrunner
Leader and frontrunner are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Leader" instead a noun "Frontrunner".
Leader
Leader noun - A long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas).
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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He was leader of the enclave ex officio, and was considered, as it were, the frontrunner even before John Paul II was dead.
Source: Actually, I Am Him -
Costello announced he would not stand for leader, leaving Turnbull as the frontrunner.
Source: Dark Horse Victory
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Leader and Frontrunner. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/frontrunner/leader
Frontrunner & Leader. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/frontrunner/leader>.
Leader or Frontrunner. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/frontrunner/leader.
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