lion:
(plural: ‘lions‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘i’ rhymes with the word “eye”)
RIP Bal Thakeray, a lion in North Indian politics
a famous and important person in a group, community, organisation, etc.;
a very strong, brave/courageous person;
(less commonly) a person who is considered very rude and dangerous;
(always with a capital ‘L’) a person who is a member of Lions Club, an international social club for men (the members of the Lions Club in some places use the title “Lion” before their names;
(in astrology) a person born in the fifth sign of the Zodiac (more commonly known as ‘Leo’),
lions in business arena
Mr Gore Vidal was an American literary lion who wrote many books and essays on different subjects.
As there are lions, the kings of forest, so are there human ‘lions’ in communities who are no less brave than those big cats in the forests.
The lions in the business make our economy prosper with their bold enterprises and the lions in politics make our peoples feel safe and secure with their daring policies.
Lion Sunil Kumar Agarwal is one of the directors of the Board of Directors of the ‘Lions Club of New Delhi’ Alaknanda, Inida.
The word ‘lion’ is so popular that many sports and business establishments name themselves after it. For an article Detroit Lions, a sports club, please click here.
