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During the election, I had three male opponents and we went into a runoff. The front runner for the men was a native of Dallas who had run at large before, but I had a higher profile than him from my community service.
Eddie Bernice Johnson

Meaning of "front runner" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRONT RUNNER

front runner  [frʌnt ˈrʌnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRONT RUNNER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Front runner is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRONT RUNNER


baserunner
ˈbeɪsˌrʌnə
Corunna
kəˈrʌnə
forerunner
ˈfɔːˌrʌnə
frontrunner
ˈfrʌntˌrʌnə
gunrunner
ˈɡʌnrʌnə
nonrunner
ˈnɒnˈrʌnə
outrunner
ˈaʊtˌrʌnə
overrunner
ˌəʊvəˈrʌnə
rat-runner
ˈrætˌrʌnə
roadrunner
ˈrəʊdˌrʌnə
rumrunner
ˈrʌmrʌnə
runner
ˈrʌnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRONT RUNNER

front burner
front court
front crawl
front desk
front door
front line
front list
front loader
front man
front matter
front money
front of house
front office
front organization
front page
front person
front room
front row
front up
front vowel

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRONT RUNNER

banner
blockade runner
blue runner
Bow Street runner
cunner
distance runner
do a runner
drug runner
dunner
machine gunner
marathon runner
middle-distance runner
punner
rear gunner
relay runner
scarlet runner
scunner
shotgunner
shunner
stunner
table runner

Synonyms and antonyms of front runner in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «front runner» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRONT RUNNER

Find out the translation of front runner to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of front runner from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «front runner» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

领先者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

favorito
570 millions of speakers

English

front runner
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सामने धावक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاوفر حظا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лидировала
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

líder
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সামনে রানার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

favori
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pelari hadapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spitzenreiter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

有力候補
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선두 주자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Runner depan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Á hậu phía trước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன் ரன்னர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकही रन नाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ön yolcu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

favorito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przoduje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лідирувала
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

predecesor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δρομέας μπροστά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorloper
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gångare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Front Runner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of front runner

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRONT RUNNER»

The term «front runner» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.264 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about front runner

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QUOTES WITH «FRONT RUNNER»

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Eddie Bernice Johnson
During the election, I had three male opponents and we went into a runoff. The front runner for the men was a native of Dallas who had run at large before, but I had a higher profile than him from my community service.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRONT RUNNER»

Discover the use of front runner in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to front runner and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Front Runner
A gifted gay athelete is threatened with outing on his way to the Olympic games. The classic novel from award winning author Patricia Nell Warren.
Patricia Nell Warren, 1996
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Front runner: a novel of Texas politics
Two very different young men--Andrew Sebastian, born to privilege and wealth, and James Brackler, battling his way out of poverty and neglect--become deadly rivals in the high-stakes arena of Washington power politics
Rob Allyn, 1990
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The Front-Runner of the Catholic Reformation: The Life and ...
The Front-Runner of the Catholic Reformation looks at the life and work of Johann von Staupitz, vicar-general of the reformed Augustian friars in Germany and spiritual mentor of Martin Luther.
Franz Posset, 2003
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Front Runner
Tom Bee, Red Sea Ministries and Grammy Award Winner, Albuquerque, New Mexico Here, find the inspirational story touching the hearts and lives of thousands around the globe as it moves from the depths of a life overcome to one beautifully ...
Reynard Faber, 2013
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The Presidential Election of 1996: Clinton's Incumbency and ...
front-runner is obvious as one candidate leads his rivals in public opinion surveys and defeats them in the earliest primaries and caucuses. Ronald Reagan in 1980 is one such example. In other instances, there is no obvious front-runner, ...
E. D. Dover, 1998
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Trading and Exchanges: Market Microstructure for Practitioners
If a trader realizes that someone is regularly front running his orders, he may want to sting the front runner to shake him off. To set up the sting, the trader displays an order on the opposite side of his true interest. If fooled, the front runner then ...
Larry Harris, 2002
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Missed Opportunity: Gore, Incumbency and Television in ...
often contrast with the manner in which they depict the front-runner. The leading adversary often appears as the antithesis of the front-runner and as the personification of the political attributes the front-runner needs but lacks. He seems mostly ...
Edwin D. Dover, 2002
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The Reasoning Voter: Communication and Persuasion in ...
When there is a well-known trait by which the other candidates distinguish themselves from the front-runner, the communications of the lesser-known candidates become easier. They can communicate via negatives, telling voters what they are ...
Samuel L. Popkin, 1994
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Promoting Sustainable Electricity in Europe: Challenging the ...
7. Austria: an. 'incidental. front-runner'. faces. new. challenges. Barbara Pflüglmayer, Christian Nopp, Volkmar Lauber and Michael Narodoslawsky INTRODUCTION For much of its post-war history, Austria has been proud of its large and ...
W. M. Lafferty, William M. Lafferty, Audun Ruud, 2009
10
Political Campaign Communication: Principles and Practices
The voters have a chance to determine the “real” front-runners or leading contenders for the nomination. Throughout the surfacing period, the media label candidates as “possible winner,” or “dark horse,” or “a favorite,” or even “front- runner.
Judith S. Trent, Robert V. Friedenberg, Robert E. Denton Jr., 2011

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRONT RUNNER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term front runner is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mabkhout front runner to clinch Emirati Player of the Year award
Abu Dhabi — Al Jazira's Ali Ahmed Mabkhout is the front runner to land the Emirati Player of the Year award at the Arabian Gulf League ... «Khaleej Times, Jul 15»
2
Kesoram up 9%, JK Tyre front runner in race to buy its unit
A media report suggested that India's third-largest tyre maker JK Tyre has emerged as the front runner to purchase Birla Tyres from Kesoram ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
3
Nicole Scherzinger to join The Voice after Rita Ora joins The X Factor
The 37-year-old former Pussycat Doll is a 'front runner' for the job on the BBC programme, according to The Sun. Scroll down for video. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
NHL announces expansion plans; Seattle a front runner
The National Hockey League Board of Governors announced Wednesday it was beginning the process of adding expansion franchises for the ... «KOMO News, Jun 15»
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Report: Oregon the “front runner” to land five-star guard Jamal Murray
Oregon head coach Dana Altman yells at the players during the first half. The Oregon Ducks played the Washington Huskies at Matthew Knight ... «Oregon Daily Emerald, Jun 15»
6
Front runner: IPO gives Fitbit firepower in crowded market
(Reuters) - Just as Kleenex has become a generic term for face tissue and Google for online search, Fitbit is fast becoming a byword for ... «Yahoo News UK, Jun 15»
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Front runner Vitter absent from gubernatorial forum
Front runner Vitter was absent from a gubernatorial forum held at the Alario Center in Westwego, La Wednesday morning. WWL. Antwan Harris ... «WWL, Jun 15»
8
Knoxville Force tie front runner Chattanooga FC
In the Knoxville Force's case on Saturday night, a 1-1 tie against front runner Chattanooga Football Club was a massive deal. The Force came ... «The Daily Times, Jun 15»

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