leadership

English

Etymology

From leader +‎ -ship.

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlidɚʃɪp/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈliːdəʃɪp/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Hyphenation: lead‧er‧ship
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

leadership (countable and uncountable, plural leaderships)

  1. The capacity of someone to lead others.
    • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel:
      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!
  2. A group of leaders.
    • 2013 April 9, Andrei Lankov, “Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff.”, in New York Times‎:
      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?
  3. The office or status of a leader.

Derived terms

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Anagrams

French

Alternative forms
  • leadeurship

Etymology

Borrowed from English.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /li.dœʁ.ʃip/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

leadership m (plural leaderships)

  1. leadership (the characteristics of leading by the leader)
    Synonym: chefferie

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈli.der.ʃip/
  • Rhymes: -iderʃip

Noun

leadership f (invariable)

  1. leadership
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