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leadership

[lee-der-ship] / ˈli dərˌʃɪp /


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Wes Streeting, the former health secretary who at one stage was seen as a possible leadership challenger, is the new defence secretary.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Mr. Burnham, who served briefly in previous Labour governments, twice contested the party leadership before leaving Parliament nine years ago to run for mayor of Manchester.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

He announced that he would resign as prime minister and Labour Party leader in June after a string of scandals, missteps and policy U-turns blighted his leadership.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

I’m currently in a corporate leadership role, and lately I’ve been seriously considering leaving it behind to do something completely different — maybe even becoming an administrative assistant.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Even though he was the second-ranking member of the Adams administration, he was, as the Federalist leadership in the House described him, “the very life and soul of the opposition.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

While both groups have recruited new fighters to fill their ranks, their military leaderships are still in disarray, some of the people familiar with intelligence said.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

“An effective U.S. deterrent threat must hold at risk what contemporary hostile leaderships value most, because they are the audience that must be deterred,” the report states.

From Washington Times Sep. 27, 2023

Our hospital leaderships need to explore temporary ways to manage staffing shortages and to ease physician workloads, including scribes and simplified electronic medical record systems.

From Scientific American Mar. 26, 2023

And, remember, while most union leaderships have recommended their members back this agreement, it is up to those members to decide whether they will.

From BBC Mar. 16, 2023

New men in party leaderships came in the composite Cabinet of Moderate leanings led by Charles Dupuy in April, 1893.

From A History of the Third French Republic by Wright, C. H. C. (Charles Henry Conrad)




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