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lead

 
/lid/ v [T] (past tense and past participle led /led/) (CONTROL)

Definition

to manage or control a group of people; to be the person who makes decisions that other people choose to follow or obey: Her sister is leading an effort to change this law. I’ve asked George to lead the discussion.
(Definition of lead v (CONTROL) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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