"front runner" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-front runner.ogg [Australia] Forms: front runners [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} front runner (plural front runners)
  1. (idiomatic) Any of the most likely winners in a contest, election, etc. Tags: idiomatic Translations (most likely winner in a contest, election, etc.): առաջատար (aṙaǰatar) (Armenian), favorit (Danish), ennakkosuosikki (Finnish), Spitzenreiter [masculine] (German), Favorit [masculine] (German), Spitzenkandidat [masculine] (German), Topkandidat [masculine] (German), Führender [masculine] (German), ли́дер (líder) [masculine] (Russian), favorecido [masculine] (Spanish), candidato adelante [masculine] (Spanish), preferido [masculine] (Spanish), favorit [common-gender] (Swedish), huvudkandidat [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-front_runner-en-noun-A8QD0uTI Disambiguation of 'most likely winner in a contest, election, etc.': 90 10
  2. (finance, business) One who engages in front running. Categories (topical): Business, Finance Synonyms: frontrunner, front-runner Derived forms: front-run Related terms: front running
    Sense id: en-front_runner-en-noun-ldtfD42I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Topics: business, finance

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