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a group of people showing intense devotion to a cause, person, or work (as a film)
the televangelist has a substantial followership in the rural South
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Recent Examples of followership
That’s a feature of followership much more than leadership.
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Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2025
But here’s the twist: Competence alone doesn’t inspire followership.
—Lynda Silsbee, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Gallup’s latest research on followership reveals four needs — trust, stability, compassion and hope — with hope emerging as a universal theme, comprising 56% of all words used to describe influential leaders.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
His research centers on leadership and followership within the context of human resource management.
—Sanghee Park, Harvard Business Review, 17 Oct. 2024
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Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2025
But here’s the twist: Competence alone doesn’t inspire followership.
—Lynda Silsbee, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Gallup’s latest research on followership reveals four needs — trust, stability, compassion and hope — with hope emerging as a universal theme, comprising 56% of all words used to describe influential leaders.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
His research centers on leadership and followership within the context of human resource management.
—Sanghee Park, Harvard Business Review, 17 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for followership
Recent Examples of Synonyms for followership
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Additionally, Disney must also maintain an audience designation program to ensure that all its YouTube videos are correctly classified, according to the FTC's statement.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Two decades later, and with audience affection for The Office as enduring as ever, Daniels has once again built an all-new mockumentary-style workplace comedy around an nondescript office, this time in the form of The Paper — a new Peacock series about a Midwestern newsroom fighting for survival.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Even in college sports, where the cult of the head coach looms large, the attention Belichick has delivered to a middling program stands out.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
1 Sep. 2025
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The Toxic Avenger — a remake of the 1984 horror comedy cult classic starring Peter Dinklage, Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood and Jacob Tremblay — is new in theaters.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Followership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/followership. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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