Noun
The leader of a circle of dancers; hence, the leader of a number of persons acting together; the leader of a herd of animals.
Opprobriously, a leader of a body of men engaged in the violation of law or in an illegal enterprise, as rioters, mutineers, or the like.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI think if you're able to make the music you want and you can do it in the right kind of context, you don't have to be a circus ringleader to be successful. James Iha
A 40-YEAR-old man facing extradition to the UK on 39 charges of manslaughter and a charge of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration has been described in court as the “ringleader” of a criminal gang. Source: Internet
After arrest, the ringleader said they had started in a small way and had then invested their profits in the condominium unit to live comfortably. Source: Internet
A year more passed, when Tabarie, after being arrested, turned king's evidence and accused the absent Villon of being the ringleader, and of having gone to Angers, partly at least, to arrange similar burglaries there. Source: Internet
And yet Meadows, a known ringleader of the right, was voting the opposite way. Source: Internet
At the inquest though it was revealed she knew the ringleader of the bombers, Mohammad Sidique Kahn, before the attacks. Source: Internet