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

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One of the school’s defining characteristics is student leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal

The BBC programmes raised concerns about Lighthouse and reported allegations about the way its leadership treated people who tried to leave it.

From BBC

The executive leadership would be drawn from both Devon and Coterra management.

From The Wall Street Journal

Under his leadership California fully inaugurated a new grade this academic year, offering free transitional kindergarten to all 4-year-olds at a cost of $2.7 billion.

From Los Angeles Times

Discussion of the plan continued among agency leadership last week, according to meeting notes reviewed by ProPublica.

From Salon

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