thought leader
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Noun[edit]
thought leader (plural thought leaders)
- A person, organization, publication, etc. regarded as an authoritative source of new ideas or intellectual trends.
- 1887, Lyman Abbot et al., Henry Ward Beecher: A sketch of His Career, Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Co., page 56:
- Mr. Beecher retains his position as the most eminent preacher and one of the great thought leaders in America, while his principal accuser, who at one time occupied a foremost position in journalism and literature, has almost disappeared from public recognition.
- 1990, Manfred Stanley, “The Rhetoric of the Commons”, in The Rhetorical Turn, →ISBN, page 243:
- Referring illustratively to the debate on industrial policy between "thought leaders," . . . Yankelovitch says that below the level of media rhetoric, "one can detect a core of agreement emerging because the different parties are influencing one another."
- 2004 Sept. 6, "‘Not Your Father's Silicon Valley’," Businessweek (retrieved 23 June 2014):
- Google, Yahoo, and eBay are the leaders in the online world. Apple is the thought leader in music.
- 2008 October 3, Stuart Elliott, “Brainy Brand Names Where They’re Least Expected”, in New York Times, retrieved 23 June 2014:
- In seeking readers and advertisers, publications like The Atlantic and The Economist, known as thought-leader magazines, have long tried to make up in cleverness what they lack in wallet power.
- 2013 January 9, Jessica Shankleman, “Public transport gets smart”, in The Guardian, UK, retrieved 23 June 2014:
- The UK needs to be a thought leader on road safety, added Oldham, "so we can influence Europe."
Translations[edit]
source of ideas
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References[edit]
- “thought leader”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Joe Miller (2018 January 24) “Davos jargon: A crime against the English language?”, in BBC News[1], BBC