| 领导 | lǐng dǎo | lead / leading / to lead / leadership / leader / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] |  |
| 主导权 | zhǔ dǎo quán | leadership (role) |  |
| 领导能力 | lǐng dǎo néng lì | leadership (ability) |  |
| 主导性 | zhǔ dǎo xìng | leadership |  |
| 领导力 | lǐng dǎo lì | leadership (capacity to lead) |  |
| 领导统御 | lǐng dǎo tǒng yù | (Tw) leadership |  |
| 领导干部 | lǐng dǎo gàn bù | leadership cadres |  |
| 党组 | dǎng zǔ | party leadership group |  |
| 在位 | zài wèi | to be on the throne / to reign / to hold a particular leadership position |  |
| 首脑会议 | shǒu nǎo huì yì | leadership conference / summit meeting |  |
| 上级领导 | shàng jí lǐng dǎo | high-level leadership / top brass |  |
| 领导集体 | lǐng dǎo jí tǐ | leadership group / collective of leaders |  |
| 领导职务 | lǐng dǎo zhí wù | position of leadership |  |
| 接班 | jiē bān | to take over (from those working the previous shift) / to take over (in a leadership role etc) / to succeed sb |  |
| 兵权 | bīng quán | military leadership / military power |  |
| 四项基本原则 | Sì xiàng Jī běn Yuán zé | the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism |  |
| 领导权 | lǐng dǎo quán | leadership authority |  |
| 举国上下 | jǔ guó shàng xià | the entire nation / the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file |  |
| 胡温新政 | Hú Wēn xīn zhèng | Hu-Wen New Administration (formed in 2003), ostensibly reform-oriented leadership of Hu Jintao 胡錦濤|胡锦涛[Hu2 Jin3 tao1] and Wen Jiabao 溫家寶|温家宝[Wen1 Jia1 bao3] |  |
| 首脑会晤 | shǒu nǎo huì wù | leadership meeting |  |
| 以老大自居 | yǐ lǎo dà zì jū | regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status |  |
| 篡党 | cuàn dǎng | to usurp the leadership of the party |  |
| 高级领导科 | gāo jí lǐng dǎo kē | Senior Leadership Section |  |
| 斩首行动 | | decapitation strike / leadership strike / counterleadership strike |  |
| 领导才能和发展计划 | | Leadership and Development Initiative |  |
| 全球气候行动领导工作队 | | Global Leadership for Climate Action |  |
| 领导技能 | lǐng dǎo jì néng | leadership skill |  |
| 加勒比妇女领导研究所 | | Caribbean Institute for Women in Leadership |  |
| 能源与环境设计先导 | | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design |  |
| 联合国气候变化领袖论坛 | lián hé guó qì hòu biàn huà lǐng xiù lùn tán | United Nations Leadership Forum on Climate Change |  |
| 区域示范领导守则 | qū yù shì fàn lǐng dǎo shǒu zé | Regional Model Leadership Code |  |
| 高级主管任用科 | gāo jí zhǔ guǎn rèn yòng kē | Senior Leadership Appointments Section |  |
| 区域佛教带头倡议 | | Regional Buddhist Leadership Initiative / Buddhist Leadership Initiative |  |
| 全球妇女领导讲习会 | | Women's Global Leadership Institute |  |
| 妇女全球领导地位中心 | | Center for Women's Global Leadership |  |
| 多明我会领袖会议 | | Dominican Leadership Conference |  |
| 可持续旅游国际土着领导会议 | | International Indigenous Leadership Meeting on Sustainable Tourism |  |
| 全国黑人领袖艾滋病委员会 | | National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS |  |
| 土著领导研究所 | tǔ zhù lǐng dǎo yán jiū suǒ | Aboriginal Leadership Institute |  |
| 领导委员会 | | Leadership Council |  |
| 论坛良好领导原则 | | Forum Principles of Good Leadership |  |
| 领导基金 | lǐng dǎo jī jīn | leadership fund |  |
| 联合国大学国际领导艺术研究所 | | UNU International Leadership Institute |  |
| 领导才能发展方桉 | | Leadership Development Programme |  |
| 水利、卫生设施及保健治理、推进和领导 | | Governance, Advocacy & Leadership for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene / GoAL WaSH |  |
| 全球青年领袖峰会 | | Global Youth Leadership Summit |  |
| 联合国大学国际领导学院 | lián hé guó dài xué guó jì lǐng dǎo xué yuàn | United Nations University International Leadership Institute / UNU Leadership Institute |  |
| 环境与发展领导组织 | | Leadership for Environment and Development |  |
| 特派团高级领导 | | senior mission leadership |  |
| 非洲妇女领导基金 | fēi zhōu fù rǔ lǐng dǎo jī jīn | Leadership Fund for African Women |  |
| 学习、领导能力和组织发展科 | | Learning, Leadership and Organizational Development Section |  |
| 和平问题妇女领导论坛 | | Women's Leadership Forum on Peace |  |
| 领导结构调查队 | | Leadership Research Team |  |
| 全球创意领导峰会 | | Global Creative Leadership Summit |  |
| 支持妇女领导权和代表权方桉 | | Programme for the Support of Women's Leadership and Representation |  |
| 儿童事业领导倡议 | | Leadership Initiative for Children |  |
| 领导观察 | | Leadership Watch |  |
| 武装冲突中的儿童问题领导委员会 | | Leadership Council on Children in Armed Conflict |  |
| 地球园丁倡议 | | Leadership Initiative for Earth |  |
| 领导倡议 | | Leadership Initiative |  |
| 非洲领导论坛 | | Africa Leadership Forum |  |
| 儿基会莫里斯·佩特造福儿童举措纪念奖 | | UNICEF Maurice Pate Leadership for Children Award |  |
| 第一把手 | dì yī bǎ shǒu | the person in charge / the head of the leadership group |  |
| 临危受命 | lín wēi shòu mìng | (idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis |  |
| 裸退 | luǒ tuì | (neologism c. 2007) (of an official) to retire completely from all leadership positions |  |