Dear Leader

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A title adopted by Kim Jong Il, the supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011.
  2. 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
  1. An authoritarian leader who demands unquestioning loyalty.

Word forms

Dear Leader Dear Leaders

Etymology

Calque of Korean 친애하는 지도자 (chinaehaneun jidoja, “dear leader”).

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