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

The leadership at an Air Force base in North Dakota sent a text message to service members to warn them of the dangers of being near a downtown rally that featured a speaker from a pro-Trump organization. —Michael Lee, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2023

Was that a moment of realization for Twitter leadership? —Lauren Goode, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2023

In the interim, key financial leadership will report directly to Stephen J. Girsky, the company’s president and CEO. —Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023

Similarly, Abbott claimed Trump would restore the nation from Biden's leadership on Sunday. —Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner, 20 Nov. 2023

What type of leadership will be needed on both sides to broker any type of lasting peace? —Ami Ayalon, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2023

Its leadership was furious and seemingly led the effort to have Altman reinstated. —Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023

The 46-year-old Hobbs, who is being recognized for his leadership in the Top Workplaces small-company category, married with two children, talked to the Union-Tribune about what’s happened in the past four years. —Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023

And certainly, the number of women and younger writers of color who stepped up to serve did not go unnoticed by guild leadership. —Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing leadership

• under someone's leadership

• under someone's leadership