leadership

CEFRB1

/ˈlidɚʃɪp/

noun

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01
noun
The ability or position of guiding a group or organization.
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noun
Extra detail
A group of leaders.

Examples

Lincoln is admired because of his leadership.
You must act under the leadership of your supervisor.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses: 4
Parts of speech: 1
Citations: 5

Also pronounced

/ˈliːdəʃɪp/

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noun

Extra meanings

The office or status of a leader.
The capacity of someone to lead others.

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Wise, determined leadership matters most.
Companies should survey their employees regularly to evaluate the implementation among the leaderships and peers.
People who talk about an imminent possibility of war seldom pose this question: What would North Korea’s leadership get from unleashing a war that they are likely to lose in weeks, if not days?

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The word in print, with each source given in full.

Personal leadership is a fundamental of successful government. I do not mean the leadership of the band of good fellows and good schemers who followed President Harding, nor the purely perfunctory party loyalty which has part of the time in part of the country sustained the present Chief Executive. I mean that leadership which, by sheer force of mind, by chain of unanswerable logic, has brought friends and foes alike to enact vitally needed measures of government reform.
1928, Franklin D. Roosevelt, “Presentation”, in The Happy Warrior Alfred E. Smith, Houghton Mifflin, →OCLC, →OL, pages 28–29
Shepard: You have a plan? Ambassador Udina: The galaxy needs leadership. Real leadership. When a crisis hits, we can't be paralyzed by debate like the old Council. Ambassador Udina: The new Council must rule with a single voice. It must be assembled from one species alone -- humanity!
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel
People who talk about an imminent possibility of war seldom pose this question: What would North Korea’s leadership get from unleashing a war that they are likely to lose in weeks, if not days?
2013 April 9, Andrei Lankov, “Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff.”, in The New York Times
Companies should survey their employees regularly to evaluate the implementation among the leaderships and peers.
2018 December 10, Kathryn Vasel, “How to create a company culture that works”, in CNN
In stark opposition to what CBS editorial leadership told staff on Monday, Redstone said that she did not believe Dokoupil had violated the network’s editorial standards when he grilled Coates over the contents of his new book.
2024 October 9, Hadas Gold, Liam Reilly and Brian Stelter, “Shari Redstone says CBS leaders made ‘bad mistake’ with handling of Ta-Nehisi Coates interview fallout”, in CNN

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Origin

noun

From leader + -ship.

Deep Dive

noun

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Her effective blank— helped the team overcome many difficult obstacles and challenges.

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noun

Her effective blank helped the team overcome many difficult obstacles and challenges.