followership
noun
fol·low·er·ship
ˈfä-lə-wər-ˌship 
Examples of followership in a Sentence
the televangelist has a substantial followership in the rural South
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Some politicians may want to appeal to American leadership as a motivator for reengaging with the global economy, but what the U.S. economy needs now is a jolt of followership.
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Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
Because bad leadership and followership tend to flourish when the contexts within which they are situated are perceived as unfair and unequal, as strongly favoring the richer and more powerful at the expense of the poorer and weaker.
—Barbara Kellerman, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
The likes of Matt Gaetz believe that Republicans have a problem with the quality of their leadership when the quality of the followership is more the issue.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 3 Oct. 2023
Dibadji listed team problem-solving, developing a strategy, articulating a vision, and creating a followership as among those traits.
—Jackson Fordyce, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2023
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Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
Because bad leadership and followership tend to flourish when the contexts within which they are situated are perceived as unfair and unequal, as strongly favoring the richer and more powerful at the expense of the poorer and weaker.
—Barbara Kellerman, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
The likes of Matt Gaetz believe that Republicans have a problem with the quality of their leadership when the quality of the followership is more the issue.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 3 Oct. 2023
Dibadji listed team problem-solving, developing a strategy, articulating a vision, and creating a followership as among those traits.
—Jackson Fordyce, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2023
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“Followership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/followership. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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