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frontrunner

/ ˈڰʌԳˌʌə /

noun

  1. informal.
    the leader or a favoured contestant in a race, election, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Having acted effectively as deputy pope, he could be considered a frontrunner.

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