leadership

noun

lead·​er·​ship ˈlē-dər-ˌship 

1

: the office or position of a leader

recently assumed the leadership of the company

2

: capacity to lead

a politician who lacks leadership

3

: the act or an instance of leading

leadership molds individuals into a team

—Harold Koontz & Cyril O'Donnell

4

: leaders

the party leadership

Examples of leadership in a Sentence

a politician who lacks leadership

What this country needs is the exercise of strong leadership!

Recent Examples on the Web

Staff and families hadn’t known its leadership was considering closure and believed the school’s finances severe enough to merit it. —Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2024

Following the report, Wall Street analysts took stock of the leadership transition. —Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing leadership

• under someone's leadership