Frontrunner

Frontrunner

Front-runner is a term to describe the leader in a race, whether in politics or in sports.

It may also refer to:

* FrontRunner, a commuter rail line in Utah
* Frontrunners, a LGBT running/walking club that started in California
* "Front Runners" (TV show), a TV show in the Pacific Northwest that ended in 1996
* "Frontrunner", a 2008 documentary about Massouda Jalal's campaign for the presidency of Afghanistan
* Front-runner, slang for a fairweather fan


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  • frontrunner — also front runner, of political candidates, 1908, Amer.Eng., a metaphor from horse racing (where it is used by 1903 of a horse that runs best while in the lead) …   Etymology dictionary

  • FrontRunner — Infobox rail line box width = 300px name = FrontRunner color = logo width = 250px image width = 250px caption = A FrontRunner train heading towards Davis County type = Commuter rail status = operating locale = Wasatch Front start = Central… …   Wikipedia

  • Frontrunner (Schiffstyp) — Frontrunner MS Jero Bugansicht mit Ruderhaus und Wohnung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • frontrunner — n. leader, one who leads in a race …   English contemporary dictionary

  • frontrunner — /ˈfrʌntrʌnə/ (say fruntrunuh) noun 1. Horseracing a horse that leads all the way in a race. 2. anyone who is or appears to be leading in a competition. 3. a contestant who runs best when in the lead. –frontrunning, adjective …  

  • frontrunner — frontˈ runner or frontˈrunner noun 1. (in a race) a person who runs best while leading the field or one who sets the pace for the rest of the runners 2. A person or thing that is most popular, most likely to succeed, etc, esp in some kind of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • frontrunner in the elections — candidate who is the leader in an elections race …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Democratic frontrunner — candidate that is currently leading a race for nomination by the Democratic party (Politics) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Republican frontrunner — candidate that is currently leading a race for nomination by the Republican party (Politics) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • North Dakota caucus, 2004 — Frontrunner John Kerry had earlier won New Mexico, Missouri, Arizona and Delaware by large margins. Army General Wesley Clark had hoped to win some primaries this day but got only second and third place finishes. Howard Dean just months earlier… …   Wikipedia

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