首脳・主脳|しゅのうshunou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounhead; leader; topesp. 首脳
   ７カ国かこくの首脳しゅのうがその会議かいぎに出席しゅっせきした。↗

   The top leaders of seven countries attended the meeting.
2. nounimportant partesp. 主脳

• SynonymリーダーNeutralA loanword for any leader or person at the front, regardless of level; 「首脳」 specifically means the top leadership or core figures of a nation or organization.
• Synonym指導者しどうしゃNeutralCovers leaders, mentors and coaches, stressing the role of guiding others; 「首脳」 stresses holding the central position in an organization.
• Related主導者しゅどうしゃWrittenA written, formal word for the person who initiates and drives something forward; 「首脳」 stresses core leadership within an organization.
• Related巨頭きょとうWrittenA written, formal word for a magnate or dominant figure in a field, as in 「財界の巨頭」; 「首脳」 stresses the leadership of a nation or organization.

Use 「首脳」 for the top leadership or core figures of a country or organization, as in 「首脳会談」「首脳陣」. For leaders in general say 「リーダー」, for those who guide or coach 「指導者」, for the driving force behind something 「主導者」, and for industry magnates 「巨頭」.

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1. 組織そしきや団体だんたいの中心ちゅうしんになって働はたらく人ひと。