Dear Leader
Meanings
name
- A title adopted by Kim Jong Il, the supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011.
- Nickname for Donald Trump (born 1946), American businessman and politician, President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025), seen as engendering unthinking subservience among his followers.
noun
- An authoritarian leader who demands unquestioning loyalty.
Word forms
Etymology
Calque of Korean 친애하는 지도자 (chinaehaneun jidoja, “dear leader”).
Synonyms
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