noun
- people who lead or organize others in illegal or rebellious activities
Usage: plural form of ringleader
Examples
- The police arrested the ringleaders of the protest movement.
- School officials identified the ringleaders behind the food fight.
- The ringleaders were sentenced to longer prison terms than their followers.
- Without their ringleaders, the gang quickly fell apart.
- The ringleaders planned the entire operation from their hideout.
- Authorities believe the ringleaders escaped before the raid.