Thesaurus results for FOLLOWERSHIP

followership

noun

ˈfä-lə-wər-ˌship

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. —

James Manso, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025 That’s a feature of followership much more than leadership. —

Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 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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Noun

The broad genre of pop also gives artists room to experiment, said O’Brien, adding that audiences these days are well aware of the concept of eras and understand artists will go through multiple ones throughout their careers.

— Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
During a recent fan appearance at PeopleCon, Noah Schnapp asked the audience if anyone believed Eleven was dead.

— Antonio Ferme, Variety, 25 June 2026

Definition of audience

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In 2001, she was cast as Samantha Darko in Richard Kelly’s cult film Donnie Darko starring Jake Gyllenhaal in the title role.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 June 2026
The black-and-white, slapstick silent comedy made for just $150,000 became a cult hit surpassing over $1 million in box office after launching a tour of the film around the Midwest, not the coasts.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 29 June 2026