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Leader vs Motivated - What's the difference?

leader | motivated |

As a noun leader

is any person that s or directs.

As a verb motivated is

(motivate).

As an adjective motivated is

enthusiastic, especially about striving toward a goal.

leader

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any person that s or directs.
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  • # One who goes first.
  • Follow the leader .
  • # One having authority to direct.
  • We elected her team leader .
  • # One who leads a political party or group of elected party members; sometimes used in titles.
  • # A person or organization that leads in a certain field in terms of excellence, success, etc.
  • The company is the leader in home remodeling in the county.
  • # (music) A performer who leads a band, choir, or a section of an orchestra.
  • # (music, UK) The first violin in a symphony orchestra; the concertmaster.
  • An animal that leads.
  • # The dominant animal in a pack of animals, such as wolves or lions.
  • #*
  • # An animal placed in advance of others, especially on a team of horse, oxen, or dogs.
  • #*
  • Something that leads or conducts.
  • # (botany) A fast-growing terminal shoot of a woody plant.
  • #*
  • # A pipe for conducting rain water from a roof to a cistern or to the ground.
  • # (UK) The first, or the principal, editorial article in a newspaper; a leading or main editorial article; a lead story.
  • # (fishing) A section of line between the main fishing line and the snell of a hook, intended to be more resistant to bites and harder for a fish to detect than the main fishing line.
  • # A piece of material at the beginning or end of a to allow the material to the threaded or fed onto something, as a reel of film onto a projector or a roll of paper onto a rotary printing press.
  • # (marketing) A loss leader or a popular product sold at a normal price.
  • # (printing) A type having a dot or short row of dots upon its face.
  • # (printing, in the plural) A row of dots, periods, or hyphens, used in tables of contents, etc., to lead the eye across a space to the right word or number.
  • # (fishing) A net for leading fish into a pound, weir, etc.
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  • # (mining) A branch or small vein, not important in itself, but indicating the proximity of a better one.
  • # (nautical) A block of hard wood pierced with suitable holes for leading ropes in their proper places.
  • # (engineering) The drive wheel in any kind of machinery.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "leader")

    Synonyms

    * (person that leads or conducts) guide, conductor * (one with authority to direct) chief, chieftain, commander * (music) conductor * (dominant animal in group) alpha, pack leader * (engineering) driver, drive wheel

    Derived terms

    * (l) * group leader * leaderboard * leaderette * leaderless * leader of the opposition * leadership * majority leader * minority leader * pack leader * thought leader

    Descendants

    * Portuguese: * Spanish:

    See also

    * baron/baroness * conductor * duke/duchess * emperor/empress * follower * general * governor * king/queen * mayor * monarch * president * sergeant

    Anagrams

    * * English agent nouns ----

    motivated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (motivate)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Enthusiastic, especially about striving toward a goal.
    • We're looking for a highly motivated individual who will fit into our fast-paced corporate culture.
  • * 2001 , Norman E. Wallen, Jack R. Fraenkel, Educational Research: A Guide to the Process , page 177,
    • It seems reasonable to assume that academically able students are more motivated' toward academic activities than those less able, and that students from higher socioeconomic levels are more ' motivated toward school than those from lower socioeconomic levels.
  • * 2009 , J. Dan Rothwell, In Mixed Company: Communicating in Small Groups and Teams , page 373,
    • In every instance, she has expressed enormous frustration with social loafers—virtual group members whose lackluster motivation leaves the bulk of group projects to members who are more motivated to excel.
  • * 2010 , Leif H. Smith, Todd M. Kays, Sports Psychology for Dummies , page 47,
    • As an athlete, you'll feel more motivated when you're confident in your skill set and believe in your ability to continue to improve.