leaderless

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English

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Etymology

From leader +‎ -less.

Adjective

leaderless (comparative more leaderless, superlative most leaderless)

  1. Without a person providing direction.
    • 2023 May 31, Nigel Harris, “GBR now! We have no Plan B”, in RAIL, number 984, page 3:
      But doing nothing is not an option. Our railway has been drifting, leaderless, for a couple of years. Sunak should also ponder as he panders.
  2. Without a thing serving as leader.

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