The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
leaders \leaders\ n. the body of people who lead a group; the leadership[3]; as, they hung the leaders of the insurrection. Syn: leadership. [WordNet 1.5]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
leaders n 1: the body of people who lead a group; "the national leadership adopted his plan" [syn: leadership, leaders]