Unclear. I once heard someone say that the Gedolim are made by having followers who hold by them and not necessarily by the biggest Talmidei Chachamim. There are no criteria for being a “Godol”. Nor is there any Halachic Nafka Minah for being a “Godol”, so I’m not sure that a definition is necessary or relevant. It’s one of those “you know it when you see it” things.
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