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Commander vs Ringleader - What's the difference?

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Commander is a related term of ringleader.


As nouns the difference between commander and ringleader

is that commander is one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization while ringleader is a leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group.

commander

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.
  • A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.
  • One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.
  • A designation or rank in certain non-military organizations such as NASA and various police forces.
  • (obsolete) The chief officer of a commandry.
  • A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc.
  • A rank within an honorary order: e.g. Commander of the Legion of Honour.

    • ringleader

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group
  • a person who starts and leads a disturbance (such as a riot), a conspiracy, or a criminal gang
  • * The police arrested the ringleaders of the smuggling operation.
  • * (1590): William Shakespeare, King Henry VI, Part 2 : A sort of naughty persons, lewdly bent, / Under the countenance and confederacy / Of Lady Eleanor, the protector's wife, / The ringleader and head of all this rout, / Have practis'd dangerously against your state...