Synonyms:
- Mahdi,
- bell cow,
- bell mare,
- bellwether,
- born leader,
- boss,
- cacique,
- charismatic leader,
- choirmaster,
- choragus,
- conductor,
- coryphaeus,
- duce,
- file leader,
- forerunner,
- fugleman,
- inspired leader,
- keynoter,
- leader,
- leader of men,
- man higher up,
- messiah,
- pacemaker,
- pacesetter,
- policy maker,
- precentor,
- ringleader,
- sachem,
- symphonic conductor,
- torchbearer