领导 領導 lǐng dǎo lead / leading / to lead / leadership / leader / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] syn 接班 jiē bān to take over (from those working the previous shift) / to take over (in a leadership role etc) / to succeed sb syn 举国上下 舉國上下 jǔ guó shàng xià the entire nation / the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file syn 兵权 兵權 bīng quán military leadership / military power syn 在位 zài wèi to be on the throne / to reign / to hold a particular leadership position syn 领导干部 領導幹部 lǐng dǎo gàn bù leadership cadres syn 党组 黨組 dǎng zǔ party leadership group 节度使 節度使 jié dù shǐ Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authority, but only civil authority in Song 首脑会议 首腦會議 shǒu nǎo huì yì leadership conference / summit meeting 上级领导 上級領導 shàng jí lǐng dǎo high-level leadership / top brass 领导集体 領導集體 lǐng dǎo jí tǐ leadership group / collective of leaders 领导职务 領導職務 lǐng dǎo zhí wù position of leadership 四项基本原则 四項基本原則 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 主导权 主導權 zhǔ dǎo quán leadership (role) 权 權 quán authority / power / right / (literary) to weigh / expedient / temporary syn 权力 權力 quán lì power / authority syn 官方 guān fāng government / official (approved or issued by an authority) syn 主妇 主婦 zhǔ fù housewife / woman of senior authority in a household / the lady of the house / hostess syn 通行证 通行證 tōng xíng zhèng a pass (authority to enter) / a laissez-passer or safe conduct syn 权威 權威 quán wēi authority / authoritative / power and prestige syn 无权 無權 wú quán to have no right / to have no authority 权限 權限 quán xiàn scope of authority / extent of power / (access etc) privileges syn 管理局 guǎn lǐ jú authority 无从 無從 wú cóng not to have access / beyond one's authority or capability / sth one has no way of doing syn 全权 全權 quán quán full powers / total authority / plenipotentiary powers 上交 shàng jiāo to hand over to / to give to higher authority / to seek connections in high places syn 职权 職權 zhí quán authority / power over others syn 分量 fèn liang quantity / weight / measure / (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc) / (of written material) density syn 大权 大權 dà quán power / authority syn 申诉 申訴 shēn sù to file a complaint / to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc) / complaint / appeal 威风 威風 wēi fēng awe-inspiring bearing / authority / power / imposing / impressive / majestic syn 越权 越權 yuè quán to go beyond one's authority / arrogation 港务局 港務局 gǎng wù jú port authority 权柄 權柄 quán bǐng authority syn 招摇撞骗 招搖撞騙 zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn (idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority syn 得势 得勢 dé shì to win power / to get authority / to become dominant syn 权威性 權威性 quán wēi xìng authoritative / (having) authority 审判权 審判權 shěn pàn quán jurisdiction / judicial authority 支配权 支配權 zhī pèi quán authority to dispose of sth 令牌 lìng pái (archaic) wooden or metal token of authority / (fig.) decree / directive / (computing) token 淫威 yín wēi abuse of authority / tyrannical abuse syn 假公济私 假公濟私 jiǎ gōng jì sī official authority used for private interests (idiom) / to attain private ends by abusing public position syn 有权 有權 yǒu quán to have the right to / to be entitled to / to have authority / powerful 受权 受權 shòu quán authorized / entrusted (with authority) 多头 多頭 duō tóu many-headed / many-layered (authority) / devolved (as opposed to centralized) / pluralistic / (as classifier) number of animals / long term (finance) / long (investment) syn 事权 事權 shì quán position / authority / responsibility syn 威权 威權 wēi quán authority / power / authoritarianism / authoritarian 令箭 lìng jiàn arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority) / fig. instructions from one's superiors syn 行政机关 行政機關 xíng zhèng jī guān administrative authority / branch of government 发威 發威 fā wēi to unleash one's power / (of an animal) to go on a rampage / (of a typhoon, earthquake etc) to wreak havoc / (of a figure of authority) to erupt in anger / to assert one's dominance 报批 報批 bào pī to report for criticism / to submit for approval to higher authority 宗主 zōng zhǔ head of a clan / natural leader / person of prestige and authority in a domain / suzerain 民航总局 民航總局 mín háng zǒng jú General Civil Aviation Authority 阿巴斯 ā bā sī Abbas (name) / Mahmoud Abbas (1935-), also called Abu Mazen, Palestinian leader, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 2005 归口 歸口 guī kǒu to return to one's original trade / to put (a business etc) under the administration of the relevant central authority / (the) relevant (department in charge of sth) syn 借势 借勢 jiè shì to borrow sb's authority / to seize an opportunity 复辟 復辟 fù bì to recover one's power or authority / restoration (of a past regime) syn 水务局 shuǐ wù jú (municipal) water authority 高头 高頭 gāo tou higher authority / the bosses / on top of 放权 放權 fàng quán to devolve authority to lower levels syn 巨擘 jù bò thumb / authority (knowledgeable person) syn 行政权 行政權 xíng zhèng quán administrative authority / executive power 大拿 dà ná (coll.) man in power / boss / authority / expert 虎符 hǔ fú tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.) syn 僭越 jiàn yuè to usurp / to overstep one's authority 擅 shàn without authority / to usurp / to arrogate to oneself / to monopolize / expert in / to be good at syn 丧 喪 sàng to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc) / to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc) / to die / disappointed / discouraged syn 威灵 威靈 wēi líng authority / prestige / supernatural spirit 僭 jiàn (bound form) to overstep one's authority syn 当权派 當權派 dāng quán pài persons or faction in authority 夫权 夫權 fū quán authority over the household 黼 fǔ (archaic) motif of axes with black handles and white heads, a symbol of authority embroidered on ceremonial robes 定于一尊 定於一尊 dìng yú yī zūn (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct / to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority 悍然不顾 悍然不顧 hàn rán bù gù outrageous and unconventional (idiom) / flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc) syn 牝鸡司晨 牝雞司晨 pìn jī sī chén female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom) / a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers. 牝鸡牡鸣 牝雞牡鳴 pìn jī mǔ míng female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom) / a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers. 区域佛教带头倡议 Regional Buddhist Leadership Initiative / Buddhist Leadership Initiative 联合国大学国际领导学院 聯合國大學國際領導學院 lián hé guó dài xué guó jì lǐng dǎo xué yuàn United Nations University International Leadership Institute / UNU Leadership Institute 拿着鸡毛当令箭 拿著雞毛當令箭 ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom) / to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext 巴勒斯坦权力机构 巴勒斯坦權力機構 Palestinian National Authority / Palestinian Authority 胡温新政 胡溫新政 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] 领导能力 領導能力 lǐng dǎo néng lì leadership (ability) 首脑会晤 首腦會晤 shǒu nǎo huì wù leadership meeting 主导性 主導性 zhǔ dǎo xìng leadership 以老大自居 yǐ lǎo dà zì jū regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status 篡党 篡黨 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 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 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 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 多明我會領袖會議 Dominican Leadership Conference 全国黑人领袖艾滋病委员会 全國黑人領袖艾滋病委員會 National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS 土著领导研究所 土著領導研究所 tǔ zhù lǐng dǎo yán jiū suǒ Aboriginal Leadership Institute