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followership

noun

ˈfä-lə-wər-ˌship

Definition of followership

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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Musgraves stood perched at the mic with her eyes closed for most of the performance, which was met by thunderous applause from the audience.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
The game went on so long, the livestream audience had to wait to see Madonna, Charli XCX, and Sabrina Carpenter open the show.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

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Their investigation takes them to Echo Canyon Farm, a commune run by a charismatic cult leader, Lawrence Cole (Damon Herriman); Tommy had been living there at the time of his death.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
Our cult of excellence spans through centuries and is well embodied by people like Leonardo da Vinci, Guglielmo Marconi, Enrico Fermi and countless other pioneers who changed the world with their talent.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

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