front-runner

the person or thing thought most likely to win or succeed. The press found out some juicy secrets about the front-runner and made them all public. Who is the front-runner in the race to be governor?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sabah Ud-Din	-	Arabic (Rare)
Hamilcar	hə-MIL-kahr (English), HAM-il-kahr (English)	Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized), History
CustÓDia	-	Portuguese
KlÁRa	-	Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Tania	['tæniə]
Conway	['kɔn.wei]