The phrase "a leading representative" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is a prominent or influential figure in a particular field or organization.
Example: "As a leading representative of the environmental movement, she has been instrumental in advocating for sustainable practices."
Alternatives: "a prominent figure" or "a key spokesperson".
It was a sign of his failure, during two weeks of hectic negotiations, to obtain agreement on a single candi date that would represent left and center forces against a leading representative of Gaul lism.
A leading representative of New York in the Continental Congress, Jay became one of the American commissioners who negotiated peace with Great Britain.
Enos T Throop was a leading representative of the Democratic-Republican Passumedd assumed the duties of New York governor after Martin Van Buren's resignation in 1829.
Like Rūmī, Yunus Emre became a leading representative of mysticism in Anatolia but on a more popular level; he was venerated as a saint after his death.
Upon returning to Poland, Ms. Holland became a leading representative of the politically active Cinema of Moral Anxiety, alongside men like Andrzej Wajda and Krzysztof Kieslowski.
Appointing Summers would mean embracing a leading representative of the Wall Street players who brought our economy to the brink, gutting retirement accounts and kicking workers out of homes and jobs en masse.
Representative Marge Roukema, a leading voice in the Republican Party's moderate wing since her election in 1980, said last week that she would retire after her current term.
In North Dakota, Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat, is leading Representative Rick Berg, a Republican, very narrowly, 51 percent to 49 percent, with 96 percent of precincts reporting.
In Montana, incumbent Senator Jon Tester, a Democrat, is leading Representative Denny Rehberg, a Republican, 54 percent to 43 percent.
Bower and zoologist Ernest MacBride, all leading representatives of their disciplines.
But after 1990, when the bishops appointed Helen Alvare, a lawyer, as the leading representative of their Pro-Life Activities Committee, his role became less public, and other cardinals, especially Cardinal Law, appeared to take the lead in pressing Vatican priorities.
