front-runner star1 (front-runners)

• 1.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） In a competition or contest, the front-runner is the person who seems most likely to win it. (比赛、竞赛中的) 领先者

  例：

  Neither of the front-runners in the presidential election is a mainstream politician.

  这次总统选举中的两个领先者都不是主流政客。