followership

noun

ˈfä-lə-wər-ˌship How to pronounce followership (audio)
Definition of followershipnext
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 The hardest part of building that followership isn't the vision. — Meghan Keough, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2026 This drives repeat and drives followership. — James Manso, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025 His style is more followership than leadership. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Feb. 2025 There’s an essential connection between the concepts of trust, followership, and authenticity. — Jack McCullough, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for followership
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  1. audience
  2. cult
Noun
  • In a world where chatbots and agents easily answer most generic questions for free, the value of news organizations seeking payment from readers could be to provide a perspective that audiences know has been verified by a human being.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Could longer-form content create more durable, lasting relationships between creator (or news org) and audience?
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of audience
Noun
  • The promotional vending machine has sat along Virginia Avenue for almost 30 years, developing a cult following and becoming a tourist attraction for fans of a galaxy far, far away.
    — Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Hesitating in the face of a death cult bent on going out with a bang, not a whimper, will only increase the human cost.
    — Khosro Isfahani, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of cult

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“Followership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/followership. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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