supreme leader
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The head of state and commander-in-chief of the entire armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with the authority to dismiss the Iranian president. The Supreme Leader is also the highest-ranking spiritual leader in Iran.
noun
The highest-ranking member of a country, who has absolute power.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Supreme Leader.
Example Sentences
- "The conventional wisdom in Washington is that Iran’s elections are insignificant. Regardless of who wins, the argument goes, in the end, it’s the supreme leader who calls the shots."
- "Watched by hundreds of thousands of troops and civilians packed into Kim Il-sung Square—named after the regime's first leader, who died in 1994—Kim Jong-un watched from a balcony overlooking the plaza as he was declared “supreme leader” of the ruling Workers' party, military and people."
- "Our revolution, which has achieved victory over many decades, continuing into the new century, has welcomed the new Supreme Leader."
Inflected Forms
Phrases
velayat-e faqih
Frequently Paired Words
velayat-e faqih