houseleader

English

Etymology

house +‎ leader

Noun

houseleader (plural houseleaders)

1. The leader of a house; househead.
   1. The leader of a residential facility.
      • 1984, Nursing Mirror - Volume 158, Issues 14-24, page 115:

        Successful candidates will join multi-disciplinary teams working under the supervision of a houseleader and supported by specialist consultant staff.

      • 1991, Robin Cohen, Contested Domains: Debates in International Labour Studies, page 142:

        The houseleader, who is exempt from accommodation fees, has to play the role of watchdog for the management... (there is) a stigma accorded to rural folks, coupled with a deep sense of being malu (shy, embarrassed, ashamed) and takut (afraid) should she not be able to retain her job and therefore be forced to return to the village in times of recession.

      • 2006, Kathryn Spink, The Miracle, the Message, the Story: Jean Vanier and L'Arche, →ISBN:

        Brad Colby, the young houseleader, was left alone in the house with half a dozen of the disabled people, some of whom had decided they would like to watch a video.

   2. The leader of a school division.
      • 1981, Lisgar Collegiate Institute, Vox Lycei 1980-1981, page 51:

        The girls' houseleaders are responsible for organizing and leading the noon-hour intramural sports.

      • 1997, Clive Harber, Education, democracy, and political development in Africa, page 78:

        all leaving houseleaders should collect all cleaning tools and hand them to the new houseleaders.

   3. The leader of a legislative body.
      • 1918, Hearst's - Volumes 33-34, page 364:

        First, that John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, a brilliant man, then Democratic Minority HouseLeader, had been selected as Temporary Chairman, which was right and proper, as he was the highest Democratic official in the land;

      • 1965, Canadian Government Series - Volume 15, page 346:

        "In our opinion," the CCF houseleader said for example, "on this occasion the Senate has performed a service for the Canadian people..."

2. The leader of a team that builds a house for Habitat for Humanity.
   • 1992, Gene Stelten, A Christmas Housewarming, →ISBN, page 182:

     After all, each of these houseleaders was directly responsible for leading groups of volunteers and homeowners in building their homes.

   • 1995, Architectural Record - Volume 183, page 61:

     Habitat houseleader Don Shaw (red jacket, below right) displays a house under way to its owners, Andre and Yvette Johnson.