noun

leadership

LEE-duh-shihp

noun

The ability to guide, direct, or inspire a group of people.

"Her leadership got the team through a difficult year."

"Good leadership means listening as much as directing."

The people who lead an organization, collectively.

"The company's leadership announced a new strategy."

"Union leadership met with management on Monday."

How to Use Leadership

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe quality or role of leading others, or the group of people doing the leading.

Common pairings

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leaderships plural

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Her _____ got the team through a difficult year.

From leader plus the suffix -ship, itself going back to Old English roots meaning "state" or "condition."

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