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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The four characters sit on chairs, facing the audience.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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For example, most of the country will get the Red Sox at Yankees on June 6, but select audiences in the Midwest and South will get the Cleveland Guardians versus the Texas Rangers instead.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The 53-year-old Japanese designer, who founded cult label Number (N)ine in 1997, is relaunching the brand 15 years after stepping away from it.—
Ashley Ogawa Clarke,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
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The sword-and-sorcery title grossed over $68M worldwide, coming to be appreciated as a cult classic, and spawned the sequel Conan the Destroyer (1984).—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Followership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/followership. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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