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leadership

[ lee-der-ship ]

noun

  1. the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group:

    He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition.

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  2. ability to lead:

    As early as sixth grade she displayed remarkable leadership potential.

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  3. an act or instance of leading; guidance; direction:

    They prospered under his strong leadership.

  4. the leaders of a group:

    The union leadership agreed to arbitrate.



leadership

/ ˈːəʃɪ /

noun

  1. the position or function of a leader
  2. the period during which a person occupies the position of leader

    during her leadership very little was achieved

    1. the ability to lead
    2. ( as modifier )

      leadership qualities

  3. the leaders as a group of a party, union, etc

    the union leadership is now very reactionary

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of leadership1

First recorded in 1815–25; leader + -ship
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Example Sentences

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On the country's highly controlled social media, there are plenty of posts echoing the leadership's promise that China will keep fighting.

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Chelsea's mentality has played a "massive part" in their success, Bompastor said on Wednesday, but her leadership is another key component.

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“In general, inspection teams provide report findings to agency leadership, in part, to assist in developing and initiating corrective action plans when discrepancies are identified.”

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The entire Department of Justice, under the leadership of Attorney General Pam Bondi, is being turned into a Trump revenge machine.

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For vast numbers of Americans, disproportionately young, the monstrous warfare overseen by Presidents Johnson and Nixon caused the scales to fall from their eyes about the character of U.S. leadership.

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