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Dear Leaders

Dear Leaders is the plural of Dear Leader.

Meaning of Dear Leader

Noun

Dear Leader (plural Dear Leaders)

  1. (derogatory) An authoritarian leader who demands unquestioning loyalty.
    • These people, then, are Jezza's bezzas - his praetorian guard, if you like. And - surely rather alarmingly if you are one of those Labour MPs who isn't content to hold your tongue - they seem open to using the prospect of deselection to ensure that there is a price to pay for badmouthing the dear...2016 June 28, Tim Bale, “Jezza's Bezzas: Labour's New Members”, in The Huffington Post, archived from the original on 10 Jul 2023

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Questions about Dear Leaders

What is Dear Leaders the plural of?
Dear Leaders is the plural of Dear Leader.

Words near Dear Leaders in the dictionary

  1. Dear John letter
  2. Dear John letters
  3. Dear Johns
  4. Dear Joy
  5. Dear Leader
  6. Dear Leaders
  7. dear Lord
  8. dear me
  9. dear Sir
  10. dear Sir or Madam
  11. dear Sir/Madam

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