thought leader
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person, organization, publication, etc. regarded as an authoritative source of new ideas or intellectual trends.
Example Sentences
- "Mr. Beecher retains his position as the most eminent preacher and one of the great thought leaders in America, while his principal accuser, who at one time occupied a foremost position in journalism and literature, has almost disappeared from public recognition."
- "Referring illustratively to the debate on industrial policy between "thought leaders," . . . Yankelovitch says that below the level of media rhetoric, "one can detect a core of agreement emerging because the different parties are influencing one another.""
- "Google, Yahoo, and eBay are the leaders in the online world. Apple is the thought leader in music."
- "In seeking readers and advertisers, publications like The Atlantic and The Economist, known as thought-leader magazines, have long tried to make up in cleverness what they lack in wallet power."
- "The UK needs to be a thought leader on road safety, added Oldham, "so we can influence Europe.""