noun

• 1The action of leading a group of people or an organization.

  ‘different styles of leadership’

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  • ‘But the leader can still govern well through his or her leadership style or ability.’
  • ‘The report singled out the quality of teaching, leadership and management within the school.’
  • ‘It said a different style of leadership was required, and that it was the right time for a change.’
  • ‘Teenage clubs would be formed in schools to tackle teenage angst and improve leadership qualities.’
  • ‘The survival of a president to provide national leadership is essential to national unity and strong public will.’
  • ‘But at the same time he wanted leaders to exercise strong moral leadership.’
  • ‘The board will provide leadership on national issues that impact our members.’
  • ‘The Greens have been pleased to work with the Government to provide leadership on transport issues.’
  • ‘In recent years, the 64 year-old mother of six took a pivotal community leadership role, promoting reconciliation.’
  • ‘I ask the Minister why on earth we need good leadership training and planning to be included in legislation.’
  • ‘We were a very young team that needed some veteran leadership.’
  • ‘So we should welcome and push for a leadership election campaign as soon as it's feasible.’
  • ‘Her presentation topics have included functional piano, contemporary piano literature and leadership skills.’
  • ‘His maturity and leadership skills are an asset for the club's young offense.’
  • ‘He's also facilitated the promotion of a number of people to leadership positions.’
  • ‘She believes her leadership style is characterized by fairness, integrity and hard work.’
  • ‘Without the proper leadership training, these soldiers are being set up for failure.’
  • ‘This Government is in a unique position to show leadership in bilingualism.’
  • ‘There are only two people in a position to provide such leadership.’
  • ‘Until your party can offer leadership and be seen to do something principled, you will never reduce your minority.’

  Synonyms

  guidance, direction, authority, control, management, superintendence, supervision

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  1. 1.1The state or position of being a leader.
     ‘the party prospered under his leadership’
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     • ‘Under his leadership, the village gradually developed into an era of full prosperity.’
     • ‘It was no coincidence that the golden age of British television happened under his leadership.’
     • ‘Under his leadership, the Church became immersed in the political struggle against apartheid.’
     • ‘People appointed to positions of leadership should not crave power for its own sake.’
     • ‘Under his leadership, the Foundation has raised more funds this past year than ever before.’
     • ‘Under her leadership the small department of radiology increased to involve five other radiologists.’
     • ‘Under his leadership the school was a place of academic freedom and tolerance.’
     • ‘I'm also motivated by seeing others succeed under my leadership or with my support.’
     • ‘The most diverse range of extreme nationalist groups joined together under their leadership.’
     • ‘Under his leadership, cancer networks have started to make a real difference.’
     • ‘She began to organise these women under her leadership in providing food and temporary shelter.’
     • ‘What we have in our society is that we like to apportion blame to those in positions of leadership.’
     • ‘As a liberal, as a progressive, he had risen to a position of leadership in society.’
     • ‘More often than not, they assumed a position of leadership within the malebonds, along with the alpha husband.’
     • ‘He supported chartism, though withdrew from a position of leadership in 1839.’
     • ‘The recent bungled challenge to his leadership has been damaging to him and the party.’
     • ‘That also is a very bad way to start off one's leadership in the Labor Party.’
     • ‘In 1976 Wilson announced his resignation and Callaghan beat Michael Foot to assume the party leadership and prime ministership.’
     • ‘He resigned the party leadership after the 1972 defeat but remained another 10 years in parliament.’
     • ‘Martin will likely call an election some time after assuming leadership of the country.’
     Synonyms

     headship, directorship, direction, governorship, governance, administration, jurisdiction, captaincy, superintendency, control, ascendancy, rule, command, power, mastery, domination, dominion, premiership, sovereignty

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  2. 1.2treated as singular or plural The leaders of an organization, country, etc.
     ‘the leadership was divided into two camps’
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     • ‘The linkage between a tight ruling circle and the military coupled with oil revenues in the successive regimes created authoritarian leaderships.’
     • ‘Facing those dangers, we can expect no solution from the bureaucratised workers' states and the leaderships that rule over them.’
     • ‘He emphasized that the political and administrative leaderships would be clearly distinguished.’
     • ‘He described the key to initial success as being the existence of a good working relationship between the respective administrative leaderships.’
     • ‘Local leaderships and administrators everywhere were expected to work in the local language, which implied a lesser role for Russians outside the Russian Republic.’
     • ‘The growing support for the protests panicked the government and union leaderships, who began to look for a way to shut down the campaign.’
     • ‘Still, he made the reservation that he did not attend the talks between the leaderships of the two parliamentary groups and was not authorised to discuss the matter.’
     • ‘Their employment was directly controlled by the top military and political leaderships.’
     • ‘But owing to the erosion of the leaderships ' support bases, these countries entered a vacuum, resulting in regression on all fronts.’
     • ‘An upright, strong, willful political leadership is the need of the hour.’
     • ‘I propose a purge of the Democratic party leadership.’
     • ‘The difficulty with this advice is that it assumes minimally responsible leadership at the federal level.’
     • ‘He accused the union leadership of collaborating with management in disciplining casual workers and transferring them.’
     • ‘If the union leadership decides to call a strike, Act 46 requires them to give 48 hours notice.’
     • ‘Don't expect anything better than last season's first-round exit, though, unless the veteran leadership comes through.’
     • ‘Clearly, the leadership does not understand the need to court public opinion in a democracy.’
     • ‘I am rather asserting that the laity feels that church leadership does not know what it is talking about.’
     • ‘He charged that leadership at the highest levels of the academy implicitly endorses Christianity.’
     • ‘The leadership seemed to become increasingly aware that it needed economic reforms.’
     • ‘As do an abundance of fellow Americans, I support my country's leadership.’