houseleader

Noun

houseleader (plural houseleaders)

1. The leader of a residential facility.
   • Successful candidates will join multi-disciplinary teams working under the supervision of a houseleader and supported by specialist consultant staff.1984, Nursing Mirror - Volume 158, Issues 14-24, page 115
   • The houseleader, who is exempt from accommodation fees, has to play the role of watchdog for the management... (there is) a stigma accorded to rural folks, coupled with a deep sense of being malu (shy, embarrassed, ashamed) and takut (afraid) should she not be able to retain her job and therefore...1991, Robin Cohen, Contested Domains: Debates in International Labour Studies, page 142
2. The leader of a school division.
   • The girls' houseleaders are responsible for organizing and leading the noon-hour intramural sports.1981, Lisgar Collegiate Institute, Vox Lycei 1980-1981, page 51
   • all leaving houseleaders should collect all cleaning tools and hand them to the new houseleaders.1997, Clive Harber, Education, democracy, and political development in Africa, page 78
3. The leader of a legislative body.
   • First, that John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, a brilliant man, then Democratic Minority HouseLeader, had been selected as Temporary Chairman, which was right and proper, as he was the highest Democratic official in the land;1918, Hearst's - Volumes 33-34, page 364
   • "In our opinion," the CCF houseleader said for example, "on this occasion the Senate has performed a service for the Canadian people..."1965, Canadian Government Series - Volume 15, page 346
4. The leader of a team that builds a house for Habitat for Humanity.
   • After all, each of these houseleaders was directly responsible for leading groups of volunteers and homeowners in building their homes.1992, Gene Stelten, A Christmas Housewarming, →ISBN, page 182
   • Habitat houseleader Don Shaw (red jacket, below right) displays a house under way to its owners, Andre and Yvette Johnson.1995, Architectural Record - Volume 183, page 61