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leadership

  • /ˈliːdə(ɹ)ʃɪp/

noun leaderships

  1. countable, uncountable The capacity of someone to lead others. Wise, determined leadership matters most.
  2. countable, uncountable 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?
  3. countable, uncountable The office or status of a leader.

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Closest in meaning: leading, leaders, tutelage, guidance, supervision, guiding, coaching, ringleader, superintendency, address, conduct, command, commanding, mentoring, executive, managerial

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noun capacity to lead

Españolliderazgo, liderato
한국어지도력 jidoryeok, 리더십 rideosip
日本語リーダーシップ rīdāshippu, 指導力 shidōryoku
中文領導能力 /领导能力 lǐngdǎo nénglì
Kiswahiliuongozi
Portuguêsliderança
Françaisautorité, charisme, leadership
DeutschFührung, Leitung
Italianoleadership, carisma, autorità
Русскийли́дерство líderstvo
Tiếng Việtkhả năng lãnh đạo
العربيةقِيَادَة qiyāda

noun group of leaders

Españoljefatura, directiva
Italianodirezione
Русскийруково́дство rukovódstvo

noun office of leader

Españoljefatura
Françaisdirection
Русскийруково́дство rukovódstvo
עבריתרָאשׁוּת

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@misc{leadership_2026,
  title = {leadership},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leadership},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}