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 and 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

Crucially, the documents insist that Patriot Front members only use propaganda, including slogans, logos and imagery, created by the group’s innermost leadership and approved by Rousseau himself. —Will Carless, USA Today, 4 June 2026

The leadership of 60 Minutes is no longer recognizable. —Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 June 2026

Under his leadership, the office has become a state leader for its use of red-flag laws and championed the escalation of charges against reputed fentanyl dealers linked to fatal overdoses and parents whose neglect is alleged to have caused a child’s death. —Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 3 June 2026

The announcement came on the back of a major leadership change at Culinary Creative Group. —Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 3 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing leadership

• under someone's leadership

Rhymes for leadership

• authorship
• battleship
• censorship
• chairmanship
• chieftainship
• comradeship
• consulship
• craftsmanship
• dealership
• draftsmanship
• fellowship
• fingertip