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Meaning of "leadership" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEADERSHIP

leadership  [ˈliːdəʃɪp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEADERSHIP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Leadership 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 LEADERSHIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

leadership

Leadership

Leadership has been described as "a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". For example, some understand a leader simply as somebody whom people follow, or as somebody who guides or directs others, while others define leadership as "organizing a group of people to achieve a common goal". Studies of leadership have produced theories involving traits, situational interaction, function, behavior, power, vision and values, charisma, and intelligence, among others.

Definition of leadership in the English dictionary

The first definition of leadership in the dictionary is the position or function of a leader. Other definition of leadership is the period during which a person occupies the position of leader. Leadership is also the ability to lead.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEADERSHIP


co-ownership
ˌkəʊˈəʊnəʃɪp
copartnership
kəʊˈpɑːtnəʃɪp
dealership
ˈdiːləʃɪp
directorship
dɪˈrektəʃɪp
editorship
ˈɛdɪtəʃɪp
mentorship
ˈmɛntəʃɪp
ownership
ˈəʊnəʃɪp
partnership
ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp
premiership
ˈprɛmjəʃɪp
professorship
prəˈfɛsəʃɪp
proprietorship
prəˈpraɪətəʃɪp
readership
ˈriːdəʃɪp
receivership
rɪˈsiːvəʃɪp
scholarship
ˈskɒləʃɪp
sponsorship
ˈspɒnsəʃɪp
stadholdership
ˈstædˌhəʊldəʃɪp
stadtholdership
ˈstædˌhəʊldəʃɪp
survivorship
səˈvaɪvəʃɪp
viewership
ˈvjuːəʃɪp
wardership
ˈwɔːdəʃɪp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEADERSHIP

leaded
leaded petrol
leaden
leaden-eyed
leaden-limbed
leadenly
leadenness
leader
Leader of the House of Commons
Leader of the House of Lords
leaderboard
leaderene
leaderette
leaderless
leading
leading aircraftman
leading aircraftmen
leading aircraftsman
leading aircraftsmen
leading aircraftswoman

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEADERSHIP

airship
authorship
censorship
controllership
dictatorship
entrepreneurship
governorship
home ownership
joint ownership
life membership
limited partnership
membership
place of worship
relationship
rulership
self-censorship
share ownership
shared ownership
starship
warship
worship

Synonyms and antonyms of leadership in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LEADERSHIP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «leadership» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of leadership

Translation of «leadership» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEADERSHIP

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

Translator English - Chinese

领导人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dirigente
570 millions of speakers

English

leadership
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नेतृत्व
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القيادة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

руководство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

liderança
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নেতৃত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

leaders
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepimpinan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Führung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

指導者たち
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지도부
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kepemimpinan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lãnh đạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலைமைத்துவம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नेतृत्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

liderlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dirigenti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przywództwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

керівництво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

conducere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηγεσία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leierskap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ledarskap
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lederskap
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leadership

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEADERSHIP»

The term «leadership» is very widely used and occupies the 4.023 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEADERSHIP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «leadership» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «leadership» 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 leadership

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10 QUOTES WITH «LEADERSHIP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word leadership.
1
Gary Ackerman
People more than ever since I can remember are concerned about being out of step and out of line with their political party and won't cross over. There is nobody, man or woman, who wants to be left out, and people are fearful of that. People are fearful of their leadership as well.
2
Gennaro Angiulo
When a man assumes leadership, he forfeits the right to mercy.
3
Carmelo Anthony
Leadership is something I was born with.
4
Ibrahim Babangida
But no nation can base its survival and development on luck and prayers alone while its leadership fritters away every available opportunity for success and concrete achievement.
5
Larry Bird
Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got.
6
Tim Bishop
This administration and the leadership in Congress appear to be intent on valuing wealth over work, thereby placing working families at a distinct disadvantage.
7
Anita Borg
Leaders of the future will have to be visionary and be able to bring people in - real communicators. These are things that women bring to leadership and executive positions, and it's going to be incredibly valuable and incredibly in demand.
8
Omar N. Bradley
Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.
9
Beth Brooke
We all know business financial performance improves when more women are in senior levels of management and leadership.
10
Sherrod Brown
Republican leadership in Congress let the energy companies write the energy bill that sent prices soaring, and has turned a blind eye to the struggles of working families trying to make ends meet.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEADERSHIP»

Discover the use of leadership in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leadership and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Leadership: Theory and Practice
Adopted at more than 1,000 colleges and universities worldwide, the market-leading text owes its success to the unique way in which it combines an academically robust account of the major theories and models of leadership with an accessible ...
Peter G. Northouse, 2012
2
Leadership
Pulitzer Prize–winning historian James MacGregor Burns’s definitive look at the power of transformational leadership, from Moses to Machiavelli to Martin Luther King Jr. Historian and political scientist James MacGregor Burns has spent ...
James MacGregor Burns, 2012
3
Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of ...
Whether parent or politician, CEO or community activist, this practical book shows how you can exercise leadership and survive and thrive to enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Ronald Abadian Heifetz, Martin Linsky, 2002
4
Leadership: A Critical Text
What makes this work really refreshing is the emphasis on the critical dimension in the title and the breadth of the author's own experience of work' - Times Higher Education `An excellent resource for examining and analyzing leadership ...
Simon Western, 2007
5
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Workbook: Revised & ...
The result is a revealing study of leadership delivered as only a communicator like Maxwell can.
John Maxwell, 2007
6
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and ...
It would change your life. John C. Maxwell has done exactly that in The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.
John Maxwell, 1998
7
Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way ...
Shows how to use social media to become an open organization Offers basic advice for leaders who are adapting to the new era of openness in the marketplace The author Charlene Li is one of the foremost experts on social media and ...
Charlene Li, 2010
8
Leadership Agility: Five Levels of Mastery for Anticipating ...
"This book identifies five levels that leaders move through in developing their agility.
William B. Joiner, Stephen A. Josephs, 2007
9
Jesus on Leadership
Wilkes explores Jesus' principles of leadership and applies them to church, home, and workplace situations.
C. Gene Wilkes, Win Mumma, 1998
10
Leadership
Leadership is central to determining the success or failure of an organization, and its high priority on the management agenda is reflected in the number of MBA courses covering this essential subject.
Philip Sadler, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEADERSHIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leadership is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How to job share in a leadership role | afr.com
Whether we are recruited or promoted into a role to lead with someone else, or we bring someone on board to lead alongside us, co-leadership ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
2
Freshman Terrence Phillips brings leadership skills to Missouri …
Missouri hopes freshman point guard Terrence Phillips' name becomes synonymous with leadership before his time in Columbia is finished. «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
3
The Most Successful Leaders Know that Leadership is Not A …
Leadership is not a popularity contest. Leadership is about doing the right thing at the right time rather than the popular thing. We should all ... «Pulse, Jul 15»
4
BYU expects to benefit from strong senior leadership | Deseret News
As a freshman in 2009, BYU's Mitch Mathews noticed the leadership provided by seniors helped guide the Cougars to an 11-2 record. Mathews ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»
5
Labour leadership: Andy Burnham keeps door open for Jeremy …
Labour leadership contenders (from left) Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall, Andy Burnham and Jeremy Corbyn during a hustings debate on BBC1's ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
What Horses Can Teach Us About Leadership - Fortune
MPW Insider is an online community where the biggest names in business and beyond answer timely career and leadership questions. Today's ... «Fortune, Jul 15»
7
Church leadership to visit Friendship Towers Monday - 11Alive
Church leadership to visit Friendship Towers Monday. Residents, activists march to church service. Christopher S Hopper, 8:32 p.m. EDT July ... «WXIA-TV, Jul 15»
8
George Osborne: 'moderate' Labour MPs should defy leadership
George Osborne, the Chancellor, has called on what he described as “moderate” Labour MPs to defy their party's leadership and vote in favour ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Leadership elected for Cosatu Western Cape | News24
Cape Town - The leadership to take the helm of Cosatu in the Western Cape for the next three years has been elected. Mogwase Tsobane was ... «News24, Jul 15»
10
OPINION: Collaborative leadership is needed in politics | Sunshine …
It's also about leadership. And when major reform is required, politics calls for courageous leadership and, wherever possible, collaborative ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jul 15»

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