Supreme Leader en · NOUN
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Meanings
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The head of state and commander-in-chief of the entire armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with the authority to dismiss the Iranian president. The Supreme Leader is also the highest-ranking spiritual leader in Iran.
The conventional wisdom in Washington is that Iran’s elections are insignificant. Regardless of who wins, the argument goes, in the end, it’s the supreme leader who calls the shots.
2021 June 22, Ali Vaez, Dina Esfandiary, “The Hard-Liners Won in Iran. That’s Not All Bad News.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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The highest-ranking member of a country, who has absolute power.
Our revolution, which has achieved victory over many decades, continuing into the new century, has welcomed the new Supreme Leader.
2014, 39:40 from the start, in Secret State of North Korea, PBS, →ISBN, →OCLC:Watched by hundreds of thousands of troops and civilians packed into Kim Il-sung Square—named after the regime's first leader, who died in 1994—Kim Jong-un watched from a balcony overlooking the plaza as he was declared “supreme leader” of the ruling Workers' party, military and people.
2011 December 29, Justin McCurr, “Kim Jong-un declared ‘supreme leader’ in North Korea”, in The Guardian:
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| supreme leader | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (30)
no Øverste leder (head of state of Iran) · cmn 最高領導人 /最高领导人 (highest-ranking member who has absolute power) · it Guida suprema (head of state of Iran) · cmn 最高領袖 /最高领袖 (head of state of Iran) · fr Chef Suprême (highest-ranking member who has absolute power) · eo supera gvidanto (head of state of Iran) · ar قَائِد الثَّوْرَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (head of state of Iran) · ar المُرْشِد الأَعْلَى لِلْثَّوْرَة الإِسْلَامِيَّة (head of state of Iran) · fa رهبر جامعه اسلامی (head of state of Iran) · ja 最高指導者 (highest-ranking member who has absolute power) · hi रहबर-ए-इंक़िलाब (head of state of Iran) · pl Najwyższy Przywódca (highest-ranking member who has absolute power) · he המנהיג העליון (head of state of Iran) · ja 最高指導者 (head of state of Iran) · de Oberster Rechtsgelehrter (head of state of Iran) · pt líder supremo (head of state of Iran) · fa ولی فقیه در ایران (head of state of Iran) · ur رہبر (head of state of Iran) · fr Guide suprême (head of state of Iran) · km អគ្គមគ្គុទេសន៍ (head of state of Iran) · ru вы́сший руководи́тель (head of state of Iran) · pl Najwyższy Prawnik Muzułmański (head of state of Iran) · el ανώτατος ηγέτης (head of state of Iran) · nl hoogste leider (head of state of Iran) · id pemimpin tertinggi (head of state of Iran) · cmn 精神領袖 /精神领袖 (head of state of Iran) · pl Najwyższy Przywódca (head of state of Iran) · pt Líder Supremo (head of state of Iran) · ms Pemimpin Agung (head of state of Iran) · da religiøse leder (head of state of Iran)