Community leader

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A community leader is a designation, often by secondary sources (particularly in the media), for a person who is perceived to represent a community.

Community leaders are not necessarily elected to their positions, and usually have no legal powers, but they are often used by the media and the police as a way of determining the general feeling within a particular community, or acting as a point of liaison between that community and authorities. They often attract media and political attention at times of tension within or between communities, and in particular when such tension escalates into violence, such as rioting.

In some communities, the Community Leader is the head of the Moderators. -JDE (JakeDudEtime)