You seem to be under the impression that "world leaders" means "leaders of the world". You'll be relieved to find out it doesn't. It means the most powerful pol

You seem to be under the impression that "world leaders" means "leaders of the world". You'll be relieved to find out it doesn't. It means the most powerful politicians for each country. They are leaders around the world. They don't lead the world, they lead various countries around the world. Regardless of whether or not this is the first time you've heard the term, it is absolutely not a new term. It has a very long history, it has a well established meaning, and complaining on HN isn't going to change the English language. The CIA even publishes a list of who they consider to be "world leaders": https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/