Synonyms: govern, restrain, cover, head, master, be in charge, be in charge of, be at the head of
Conjugation
| Indicative mood |
|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
|---|
| (I) spearhead | (I) spearheaded |
| (thou) spearheadest | (thou) spearheadedst |
| (he) spearheads, spearheadeth | (he) spearheaded |
| (we) spearhead | (we) spearheaded |
| (you) spearhead | (you) spearheaded |
| (they) spearhead | (they) spearheaded |
| Subjunctive mood |
|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
|---|
| (I) spearhead | (I) spearheaded |
| (thou) spearhead | (thou) spearheaded |
| (he) spearhead | (he) spearheaded |
| (we) spearhead | (we) spearheaded |
| (you) spearhead | (you) spearheaded |
| (they) spearhead | (they) spearheaded |
| Imperative mood |
|---|
| spearhead |
| Participles |
|---|
| Present participle | Past participle |
|---|
| spearheading | spearheaded |
The billionaire has backed some far‐right political candidates in Germany and the UK, and played a prominent rôle in US president Donald Trump’s second administration, spearheading efforts to lay off thousands of federal workers.