ringleader

Preposition: of

• gang: Why the ringleaders of the attack gang were not punished is a question we must ask of the prison authorities.
• tormentor: Ringleader of the Tormentors will be getting heavy rotation from tonight.
• sect: He was the ringleader of a religious sect in the village.
• group: Some think this may be the ringleader of the group of ' idlers ' that is in mind.
• mob: The instrument of his deliverance at last was the ringleader of the mob, the greatest profligate in the country.
• riot: The Prosecuting Counsel described me as the ringleader of the riot.

Converse of object

• arrest: There had been increasing agitation for political reform and the Shah had decided to arrest the ringleaders.
• identify: Experts from the South Wales Police football liaison office in Swansea were trying to identify ringleaders.
• hang: The Admiralty handled it wisely by making slight improvements in the conditions, paying the sailors and only hanging the ringleaders.

Preposition: in

rebellion: In our summer community I was a ringleader in the rebellion against skirts and stockings for swimming.

Adjective modifier

• terrorist: Why is the " terrorist ringleader Mohamed Atta " not listed on the passenger list for American Airlines Flight 11?
• suspected: Three of the hijackers, including suspected ringleader Mohammed Atta, lived in the northern German port city of Hamburg.
• other: Sir Joseph Wagstaff succeeded in making his escape, but Penruddock and other ringleaders were captured.
• presumed: The presumed ringleader had traveled to Pakistan and studied at as Islamic school which had a reputation for radical teaching.
• main: Things started to get out of hand so we removed the main ringleader - Simon.

Noun used with modifier

hooligan: A firefighter dubbed a " hooligan ringleader " has appeared before a UK court just hours after being deported to England from Portugal.