as in audience
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
This drives repeat and drives followership.
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James Manso, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025
That’s a feature of followership much more than leadership.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2025
There’s an essential connection between the concepts of trust, followership, and authenticity.
—Jack McCullough, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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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James Manso, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025
That’s a feature of followership much more than leadership.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2025
There’s an essential connection between the concepts of trust, followership, and authenticity.
—Jack McCullough, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for followership
Noun
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Yet key dramatic moments—a shooting, the robbers’ realization that the bank vault is empty—occurred in a hallway invisible to the audience, described secondhand.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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Through a dozen feature films and one local short, the festival’s films invite audiences to reflect on resilience, identity and powerful storytelling in the face of adversity, according to Giovanna Torres, founder of Cine Casual.—
Adam Bell
April 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Topo Chico, the cult-favorite sparkling mineral water owned by Coca-Cola, has been largely unavailable nationwide since February as the company upgrades facilities at its source in Mexico, with supply not expected to return until late 2026.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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The difference between the FLDS and most other cults is that people are born into it.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Followership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/followership. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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