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 country’s leadership recently spearheaded an open letter calling on Europe’s legal and human rights regime to be reconsidered to allow more deportation flights. —Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025

Even after House leadership managed to temporarily quell dissent and see the budget measure through, lawmakers returned to Washington this week with some as irate as ever. —Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 22 July 2025

Soon-Shiong’s leadership at the Los Angeles Times has proved to be controversial among the staff and subscribers. —Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 22 July 2025

Braves manager Brian Snitker said that leadership and experience were reasons the Braves added León, though not the main one. —David O'Brien, New York Times, 22 July 2025

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