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leadership

leadership

514 3.8
Group of people who are in charge of an organization
  • noun
  • /ˈliːdərʃɪp/
translation icon : dirección
  • This is the exact type of leadership we need right now.
  • a leadership team
  • district leadership
  • Palestinian leadership

And then they see their leadership not acting the same way.

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Examples

  • First, PFDL's implementation success can be attributed in part to the leadership and vision of their director.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In addition, hospices were selected on the basis of their leadership in end-of-life care.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Thank you, Jim, for your leadership and for the wonderful report.

  • How does our senior leadership balance that and keep the quality?

  • Good organisations have leadership that is attuned to their people.

  • And recently the country's leadership seems to have embraced it.

  • The current leadership of France has passed from enthusiasm to reckless ambition.

  • Speaker, the honourable lady has shown real leadership in Hindburn in very difficult times.

  • The company's leadership decided to implement new policies to improve employee satisfaction.

  • Under new leadership, the organization has made great strides in its outreach efforts.

Synonyms

management
vsleadership
658 2.7

People who run and make decisions for a company or organization

is broader, including groups that direct countries and other collectives
governing body
vsleadership
17 3.4

A group of people or organization that manages and sets rules for an institution

is the general category for any group that directs or manages entities
people in power
vsleadership
9 3.7

A group of people who have authority to make decisions

is a specific organized group that directs or manages an entity
high command
vsleadership
9 4.8

A group of top leaders who have the most power in an army or organization

applies to any directing group, not only the top or military authorities
leaders
vsleadership
1.1

People who are in charge of a group, organization, or country

is the assembled group acting together to direct or manage entities

Antonyms

21 4.8

Lower in rank or importance and under someone'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 Powerful

leadership
514 3.8
executive
533 4.5

Surface Forms

leadership singular
leaderships plural

Morphology

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

The collective/group sense is a common extension of 'leader' + '-ship' (denoting those in leadership), a meaning learners can derive from the base.

Etymology

Leadership comes from lead ('to guide') and -ship, which can also name a group or body, much like ownership names the people who own something. So leadership can mean the group of people who direct or manage an organization.