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leadership

leadership

429 3.4
Position of being in charge of a group or organization
  • noun
  • /ˈliːdərˌʃɪp/
translation icon : puesto de liderazgo
  • Effective leadership inspires teams to achieve their goals and fosters a positive work environment.
  • a leadership role
  • a leadership position
  • executive leadership

Maybe, but only if in a leadership role in the public arena.

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Examples

  • The numbers of women in leadership positions in our country are still very low.

  • I think the number one leadership quality is vision.

  • I wish that there was more leadership on this issue.

  • And I think American leadership failed to prevent this.

  • We are the largest leadership training organization in the world.

  • I never asked for leadership, but the people have chosen me.

  • Now is not the time for a change in leadership.

  • In adult and children's social care, training can help to develop leadership skills on the ground.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In just a few days, Astorre established his leadership in a gang of young village boys.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The partnership has also developed the necessary scaffolding to encourage and guide local leadership and problem solving.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

command
vsleadership
  • Formal
4.9

Power to control people or things, often in the military

is about holding a recognized position or status rather than only having power
management
vsleadership
658 2.7

People who run and make decisions for a company or organization

is the single office of guiding one group rather than the whole team
chairmanship
vsleadership
16 5.7

The time a person leads a committee, board or meeting

is the general status of guiding groups not only running meetings
rulership
vsleadership
2 7.5

The time a leader has power over a country

is the broader role of guiding groups rather than sovereign authority
headship
vsleadership
  • Formal
1 7.4

The position of being the leader of a group or organization

is the general role of guiding groups rather than that specific office
leading
vsleadership
1 3.9

The act of guiding a group or organization

is the position or status not the action of directing others
chiefship
vsleadership
1 6.6

The time when a person leads a group

is broader meaning the role of guiding any group or country
commandership
vsleadership
8.1

The position and power of a leader in charge of soldiers

is the general role of guiding groups rather than that specific military office

Antonyms

Being in a lower position under someone else's control

Compounds

To guide and manage a group to reach goals

A way a person manages and works with a team

People who guide and manage a church and its members

Ability to lead a company, make important decisions, and guide its people

One person makes all important decisions without asking others

A system where one person has almost all power and makes decisions alone

A way of managing where a boss is very strict and allows no questions

How Senior

head of state
  • Formal
49 3.5
leadership
429 3.4
leader
1.0
director
3.0
manager
1.6

Surface Forms

leadership singular
leaderships plural

Morphology

leadership = leader (transparent) = lead + er + ship

The noun is formed by adding '-ship' to 'leader', yielding the positional or status sense expected from this derivation.

Etymology

Leadership comes from lead ('to guide') and the ending -ship, which can mean a 'position' or 'role', as in friendship showing a state. So leadership can mean the position or status of being a leader.