leadership

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(noun.)

ADJ

clear, effective, firm, outstanding, real, strong

The team improved dramatically after the manager provided clear leadership during the crisis.

poor, weak | charismatic, dynamic, visionary | hardline | traditional | personal

deputy

She applied for the deputy leadership position at her company last year.

collective, joint | local, national, world | Conservative, Labour, etc.

cultural, industrial, intellectual, military, moral, political, spiritual

The company's new CEO showed strong moral leadership by refusing to cut corners on safety.

church, government, parliamentary, party, union

VERB + LEADERSHIP

assume, take on/over

After the manager left, Elena assumed leadership of the team and made immediate changes.

assert

The new manager asserted strong leadership by making quick decisions on the first day.

exercise, provide, show

The new manager provided strong leadership that helped the struggling team improve quickly.

LEADERSHIP + NOUN

bid, campaign, challenge | ballot, battle, contest, election, race, struggle | role | structure | style

qualities, skills

The company hired a new manager with excellent leadership skills.

PREP

under sb's ~

The team won the championship under her inspiring leadership.

~ from

The company improved after receiving strong leadership from its new CEO.

~ in

Under his guidance, the team showed strong leadership in the project and finished ahead of schedule.

PHRASES

a challenge to sb's leadership

The new manager faced an unexpected challenge to his leadership when the team questioned his decisions.

a lack of leadership, sb's style of leadership

Definitions

noun

1

The capacity of someone to lead others.

Personal leadership is a fundamental of successful government. I do not mean the leadership of the band of good fellows and good schemers who followed President Harding, nor the purely perfunctory party loyalty which has part of the time in part of the country sustained the present Chief Executive. I mean that leadership which, by sheer force of mind, by chain of unanswerable logic, has brought friends and foes alike to enact vitally needed measures of government reform.

Shepard: You have a plan? Ambassador Udina: The galaxy needs leadership. Real leadership. When a crisis hits, we can't be paralyzed by debate like the old Council. Ambassador Udina: The new Council must rule with a single voice. It must be assembled from one species alone -- humanity!

2

A group of leaders.

People who talk about an imminent possibility of war seldom pose this question: What would North Korea’s leadership get from unleashing a war that they are likely to lose in weeks, if not days?

Companies should survey their employees regularly to evaluate the implementation among the leaderships and peers.

3

The office or status of a leader.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the activity of leading

leading

noun — the body of people who lead a group

leaders

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

attitude reflects leadership

Lower subordinates in an organization practice the behavior that is tolerated and encouraged by their superiors.

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Personal leadership is a fundamental of successful government. I do not mean the leadership of the band of good fellows and good schemers who followed President Harding, nor the purely perfunctory par

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Shepard: You have a plan? Ambassador Udina: The galaxy needs leadership. Real leadership. When a crisis hits, we can't be paralyzed by debate like the old Council. Ambassador Udina: The new Council mu

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People who talk about an imminent possibility of war seldom pose this question: What would North Korea’s leadership get from unleashing a war that they are likely to lose in weeks, if not days?

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You must act under the leadership of your supervisor.

Tatoeba · #20999

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Lincoln is admired because of his leadership.

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The teacher may say nothing, grading the students on how much they participate, what they add to the discussion, and their leadership of it.

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attitude reflects leadership

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