party leader; leader of a political party
Refers to the head or leader of a political party. It is not used for the host or leader of a social party.
The opposition party leader held a press conference.
The party leader announced his resignation after the election.
He was elected the new party leader last month.
She took office as party leader this year.
He resigned as party leader after losing the election.
He held a press conference in his capacity as party leader.
総裁 is a formal title (like 'president') that some parties use for their head, whereas 党首 is a generic descriptive term usable for any party's leader.
党首 specifically names the head of a political party, whereas 領袖 can refer to the leader of a faction within a party or any group.
党首 (party leader) and 党員 (party member) share the kanji 党 and look similar, but 党首 refers only to the single top leader while 党員 refers to any ordinary member.
党首 is the leader of a political party, while 首相 is the head of government (prime minister); a party leader only becomes 首相 if their party is in power.
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A Sino-Japanese compound: 党 means political party or faction, and 首 means head or leader. Together they mean the head of a party.