Phrase guide

Dear Leader

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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name

Meaning 1

A title adopted by Kim Jong Il, the supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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name

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, broadly, derogatory

Topics: government, politics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: DJT, The Donald, Trump, Cheeto, Dementia Don, Diaper Don, Donald Duck, Donald Trumpet, Don the Con, Dozy Don, Drumpf, Dump, Forrest Trump, Frump, Krasnov, orange-American, Orange Clown, Orange Head, Orange Man, Sleepy Don, Teflon Don, Trumpedo, Trumpster, Velveeta Voldemort, Zion Don, Zognald, 🍊

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

An authoritarian leader who demands unquestioning loyalty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory

Topics: government, politics

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History

Etymology

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