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So I think democracy, in the long-term, in our countries will survive if it comes to be associated with leadership, will not survive if democracy plus media brings to us more and more followship rather than leadership.
Mario Monti

Meaning of "followship" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOLLOWSHIP

followship  [ˈfɒləʊʃɪp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOLLOWSHIP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Followship 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 FOLLOWSHIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of followship in the English dictionary

The definition of followship in the dictionary is the practice of doing what other people suggest, rather than taking the lead.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOLLOWSHIP


championship
ˈtʃæmpɪənˌʃɪp
chip
tʃɪp
dealership
ˈdiːləʃɪp
disfellowship
ˌdɪsˈfɛləʊʃɪp
entrepreneurship
ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜːʃɪp
fellowship
ˈfɛləʊˌʃɪp
friendship
ˈfrendʃɪp
goodfellowship
ˌɡʊdˈfɛləʊʃɪp
leadership
ˈliːdəʃɪp
membership
ˈmɛmbəˌʃɪp
ownership
ˈəʊnəʃɪp
partnership
ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp
relationship
rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp
scholarship
ˈskɒləʃɪp
ship
ʃɪp
sponsorship
ˈspɒnsəʃɪp
supercargoship
ˈsuːpəˌkɑːɡəʊʃɪp
township
ˈtaʊnʃɪp
virtuosoship
ˌvɜːtjʊˈəʊsəʊʃɪp
worship
ˈwɜːʃɪp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOLLOWSHIP

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
followership
following
following wind
folly

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOLLOWSHIP

apprenticeship
authorship
bashawship
battleship
censorship
citizenship
craftsmanship
hardship
home ownership
horsemanship
internship
place of worship
premiership
research fellowship
spaceship
starship
stewardship
teaching fellowship
workmanship
world championship

Synonyms and antonyms of followship in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «followship» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOLLOWSHIP

Find out the translation of followship to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of followship from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «followship» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

followship
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

followship
570 millions of speakers

English

followship
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

followship
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

followship
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

followship
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

followship
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

followship
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

followship
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berikut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

followship
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

followship
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

따르는 마음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Following
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

followship
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

followship
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कारभार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

followship
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

followship
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

followship
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

followship
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

followship
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

followship
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

volgelingskap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

followship
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

followship
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of followship

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOLLOWSHIP»

The term «followship» is normally little used and occupies the 143.176 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOLLOWSHIP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «followship» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «followship» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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QUOTES WITH «FOLLOWSHIP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word followship.
1
Mario Monti
So I think democracy, in the long-term, in our countries will survive if it comes to be associated with leadership, will not survive if democracy plus media brings to us more and more followship rather than leadership.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOLLOWSHIP»

Discover the use of followship in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to followship and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Handbook for Future Minority Leaders in America
As with leadership, followship is the activity that makes the world go round. Followship is the most underrated and least explored aspect of human interaction than any other subject as it relates to group behavior. Let me attempt to share my  ...
Larry Johnson
2
Developing Leadership in the Asia Pacific: A Focus on the ...
Although there are many examples of great leaders, it is not so easy to think about examples of great followship. However, there have been a number of newsworthy events since 2000 that illustrate the removal of leaders, including Iraq's ...
Sivanes Phillipson, 2013
3
Followship: The Essence of Our Journey with Jesus
Jesus said, 'Follow Me.' Authenticity, mission, trust, and courage are either demonstrated or fulfilled by one's willingness to follow Him.
Jerry Gillis, 2005
4
Twenty Principles for Teaching Excellence: The Teacher's ...
Chapter. Three. Followship: Learned. Optimism. Thirteen of the 20 principles (in Chapter One) cite this chapter as a reference for further information. Those 13 principles are listed here for ease of reference. #3. I hold high (but not uniform) ...
M. W. Buckalew, 1992
5
Something Sisters: 31 Day Devotional
Day 18 Followship ope, it is not a typo. I mean followship. The opposite of leadership. I scanned Amazon and found hundreds of books on leadership, but only one on followship, and the word used was followership. What is followship? It is the ...
Elaine Kennelly, 2012
6
Inspired Jewish Leadership: Practical Approaches to Building ...
Followship plays a key role in good leadership and effective succession planning . As leaders change, expectations often change. The more leaders are tuned into shifts in expectation, the more they will be able to replace themselves or serve ...
Erica Brown, 2008
7
Leadership - By the Book
With. Followship. In John 1: 14, 17, 18, the Bible says, "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth . . . For the law was given by Moses, but ...
David M. Atkinson, 2008
8
Where's My Dog? the Search for Honest Leadership.
Desertion: This is followship gone wrong. For whatever reason the follower has left and no longer wants to follow. In the army, deserters are put on trial and imprisoned. In business they are replaced and given a terrible reference. In our private ...
David B Watkins, 2013
9
Timeless Youth Ministry: A Handbook for Successfully ...
Just as there is a cost of leadership, there is a cost of followship. Adolescents can be challenged with this subject, giving them practical applications that show what followship looks like. Brian Molitor lists self-motivation, team player, positive ...
Lee Vukich, Steve Vandegriff, 2008
10
Deeds of the First Lady
As long as a leader is among the people, there is no space for followship. I am now in my second position as senior pastor and the one thing that I now know how to do is to keep a certain distance in front of the people, not behind, nor among ...
R. S. Witcher, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOLLOWSHIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term followship is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Much Of Thought Leadership Is Thought Followship
The business value of becoming a thought leader is widely recognized among professionals from accountants to lawyers and from business ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
Short Creek eviction tensions growing - The Spectrum
“It's not the followship that's the issue; the leadership has serious issues,” he said. “They try to play on the emotions.” Follow Kevin Jenkins ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Jul 15»
3
#SelfieWithDaughter: Narendra Modi's Twitter Campaign Celebrates …
After US President Barack Obama – who boasts 61.2 million followers – Modi is the second-most-followed world leader, whose followship has ... «Apex Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Voice of the Reader: Supreme Court ignored God's law
This attitude of “followship” honours Jesus Christ. It is the heart – not the mind, not millennia of human experience, nor any secular or religious ... «iFreePress.com, Jul 15»
5
Spiritual Thoughts - July 3, 2015
This attitude of “followship” honours Jesus Christ. Is it any wonder that marriage is under so intense attack today? God intended that marriage ... «Thompson Citizen, Jul 15»
6
Commentary: GOP pack fails first leadership test
Today we are focusing on the latest demonstrations of leadership, followship and cowership in American politics. Particularly among those who ... «Indiana Gazette, Jun 15»
7
Martin Schram: In South Carolina, GOP presidential pack fails first …
Today we are focusing on the latest demonstrations of leadership, followship and cowership in American politics. Particularly among those who ... «Hilton Head Island Packet, Jun 15»
8
Netflix's CEO Learned a Valuable Lesson When He Caught an Old …
“I realized leadership is pretty nuanced because there's the personally endearing part about character and followship, and there's also the ... «NextShark, Jun 15»
9
Believe 'girls can do anything'? It's time to step up
Leadership is really about 'followship' because people follow those who inspire them. To inspire others, you need to have a vision about how to ... «Women's Agenda, May 15»
10
Dinning urging Albertans to give NDP time
... in the 90′s says it's up to the new government to have difficult conversations on these topics adding that “Leadership creates followship”. «630ched.com, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Followship [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/followship>. May 2024 ».
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