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A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.
Chinua Achebe

Meaning of "followership" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOLLOWERSHIP

followership  [ˈfɒləʊəˌʃɪp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOLLOWERSHIP

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Followership is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOLLOWERSHIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Followership

Followership refers to a role held by certain individuals in an organization, team, or group. Specifically, it is the capacity of an individual to actively follow a leader. Followership is the reciprocal social process of leadership. The study of followership is integral to a better understanding of leadership, as the success and failure of groups, organizations, and teams is not only dependent on how well a leader can lead, but also on how well the followers can follow. Specifically, followers play an active role in organization, group, and team successes and failures. Effective followers are individuals who are considered to be enthusiastic, intelligent, ambitious, and self-reliant. The emergence of the field of followership has been attributed to the scholar Robert Kelley. Kelley described four main qualities of effective followers, which include: ▪ Self-Management: This refers to the ability to think critically, to be in control of one’s actions, and work independently. It is important that followers manage themselves well as leaders are able to delegate tasks to these individuals.

Definition of followership in the English dictionary

The definition of followership in the dictionary is the act of following rather than leading.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOLLOWERSHIP


airship
ˈɛəˌʃɪp
ambassadorship
æmˈbæsədəˌʃɪp
authorship
ˈɔːθəˌʃɪp
censorship
ˈsɛnsəˌʃɪp
co-authorship
kəʊˈɔːθəˌʃɪp
conservatorship
ˈkɒnsəveɪtəˌʃɪp
controllership
kənˈtrəʊləˌʃɪp
curatorship
kjʊˈreɪtəˌʃɪp
dictatorship
dɪkˈteɪtəˌʃɪp
distributorship
dɪˈstrɪbjʊtəˌʃɪp
eldership
ˈeldəˌʃɪp
governorship
ˈɡʌvənəˌʃɪp
lectureship
ˈlɛktʃəˌʃɪp
mastership
ˈmɑːstəˌʃɪp
membership
ˈmɛmbəˌʃɪp
ministership
ˈmɪnɪstəˌʃɪp
preceptorship
prɪˈsɛptəˌʃɪp
ridership
ˈraɪdəˌʃɪp
rulership
ˈruːləˌʃɪp
tutorship
ˈtjuːtəˌʃɪp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOLLOWERSHIP

follow the crowd
follow through
follow up
follow-my-leader
follow-on
follow-the-leader
follow-through
follow-up
follow-up call
follow-up care
follow-up interview
follow-up letter
follow-up study
follow-up telephone call
follow-up visit
followable
follower
following
following wind
followship

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOLLOWERSHIP

dealership
entrepreneurship
home ownership
joint ownership
leadership
limited partnership
mentorship
ownership
partnership
place of worship
premiership
proprietorship
readership
relationship
scholarship
shared ownership
sponsorship
starship
survivorship
warship
worship

Synonyms and antonyms of followership in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «followership» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOLLOWERSHIP

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The translations of followership from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «followership» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

追随
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

followership
570 millions of speakers

English

followership
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

followership
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

followership
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

followership
278 millions of speakers

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followership
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুগামিত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

suiveurs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengikutnya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gefolgschaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

followership
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

따르는 자의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penganten
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

followership
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பின்பற்றுபவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनुयायी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

izleyiciliğin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

followership
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

followership
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

followership
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

followership
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

followership
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

volger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

followership
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

followership
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of followership

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOLLOWERSHIP»

The term «followership» is regularly used and occupies the 101.409 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOLLOWERSHIP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about followership

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QUOTES WITH «FOLLOWERSHIP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word followership.
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Chinua Achebe
A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOLLOWERSHIP»

Discover the use of followership in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to followership and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The power of followership: how to create leaders people want ...
A look at the cult of leadership argues that followers are more important than leaders, offers advice on how readers can learn to cultivate follower part inside them, and draws lessons from cultures such as Germany and Japan. 25,000 first ...
Robert Earl Kelley, 1992
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The Art of Followership: How Great Followers Create Great ...
As this book reveals, the leader-follower dynamic is far more complex than has been previously imagined. The Art of Followership puts leader-follower interaction at the forefront of discussion.
Ronald E. Riggio, Ira Chaleff, Jean Lipman-Blumen, 2008
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Followership: How Followers Are Creating Change and Changing ...
The author of Bad Leadership introduces a new leadership model that considers the increasingly vital roles of followers in relation to their leaders, examining five different types of followers in terms of how they relate to their leaders ...
Barbara Kellerman, 2008
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Followership: The Leadership Principle that No One is ...
Followership teaches leaders how to replicate effective, biblical leadership qualities.
Tracey Armstrong, 2010
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Beyond Leadership to Followership
A brief summary of management and leadership following a scenario that aids in understanding the forces and concepts involved in being a leader, regardless of the present placement within the organizational hierarchy, from a perspective of ...
Sviatoslav Steve Seteroff, 2003
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Case Study on Followership and Leadership in College Teachers
The descriptive, correlational survey was conducted to explore the relationship between college teachers' perceived levels of practice, education, and reported followership---leadership characteristics.
John Howell, 2007
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Examining Followership Styles and Their Relationship with ...
The legitimacy of followership, as an area of research within organizational psychology is beginning to become more accepted.
Leonard F. Favara (Jr), 2009
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Creative Followership: In the Shadow of Greatness
"Creative Followership" promises readers a better route to success and satisfaction than the over-emphasized pursuit of leadership roles. Collins begins "Creative Followership" with his unrealized search for a formula to become a leader.
Jimmy Collins, 2013
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Followership: A Practical Guide to Aligning Leaders and ...
What separates a true leader from a titled executive? Leaders have followers. This book takes an honest and refreshing look at what it takes build "followership" in today's complicated healthcare environment.
Thomas A. Atchison, 2004
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Followership as a Complement to Leadership: An Analysis of ...
This study looks at the relationship between leader member exchange (LMX) quality (Dansereau, Graen, & Haga, 1975) and followership types as prescribed by Robert E. Kelley (1988, 1992).
Charles R. Woods, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOLLOWERSHIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term followership is used in the context of the following news items.
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Anyone could do better than Bill Shorten
But he has never had any discernible charisma and, though he has lieutenants, not a followership. No one hangs on his words or wonders ... «The Canberra Times, Jul 15»
2
Anyone could do better than Bill Shorten - Brisbane Times
But he has never had any discernible charisma and, though he has lieutenants, not a followership. No one hangs on his words or wonders ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
3
4 Children in Adamawa Reveal: “We Were Paid N2,500 to Bomb …
He has a huge influence and followership in multitude , does he tell them the truth? Does he advise them to go to school? Certainly a man with ... «Bella Naija, Jul 15»
4
Commentary - Becoming a better follower
Poor communication from not giving feedback is too often the cause of poor followership. Too many of us wait to hear from our boss rather than ... «Schriever Air Force Base, Jul 15»
5
You Can't Lead if No One Wants to Follow
But the main thing you need to know is that leadership is really all about “followership,” or getting others to want to follow you. To put it another ... «Pulse, Jul 15»
6
Leadership dilemma: To lead or not to lead
The young leaders here learn the essence of followership as much as they do about leadership. The company is developing a top ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Abu Dhabi Centre to counter ISIL message online goes live | The …
“We should not underestimate the reach of social media in cultivating followership for extremists, especially from young adolescents. “It is vital ... «The National, Jul 15»
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23 successful executives share their favourite interview question
"We find that people who are able to make the job environment fun build followership more easily," the company's cofounder and co-chief ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
9
Ultimate F/Ball Challenge Comes to Lagos
... Officer of BrandXpose Mr. Austen Umeania, the Ultimate Football Challenge has amassed a huge followership since it commenced in Enugu ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
10
APC needs to provide a chair for Nigerians while squatting
Leadership and followership is in a state of higgledy-piggledy, Nigerians being docile people, despite our acclaimed intellectual prowess, ... «Eagle Reporters, Jul 15»

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