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leadership

[lee-der-ship] / ˈli dərˌʃɪp /
NOUN
act or instance of leading
Synonyms
STRONGEST
captaincy captainship care coaching direction encouragement guardianship guidance initiative lead navigation overseeing pilotage piloting shepherding steering stewardship superintendence superintendency supervision tutelage
STRONG
administration directorship generalship governance government influence management running sway
WEAK
authority command control domination dominion power reign rule
Antonyms
STRONGEST
subordination
STRONG
deference obedience submission subservience
WEAK
impotence

Example Sentences

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And they report this information to executive management and the board in quantitative and qualitative ways, so that leadership can oversee the details and the firm’s overall direction for AI.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

"It has been very concerning that an issue as important as safeguarding is being used to attempt to unsettle the church's leadership and divide its congregation," the statement added.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul this week sent a congratulatory message, according to Myanmar state media, saying that under Min Aung Hlaing's "able leadership" the nations' relations would "grow from strength to strength".

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The sound of our leadership now makes us all crouch too low.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Under Shackleton’s leadership, fighting never broke out among the men, even though they weren’t exactly cut out to be buddies.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong