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
That’s a feature of followership much more than leadership.
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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
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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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
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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At that point, the audience will have been heartbroken by many characters that are lost along the way.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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On Sunday in Angola, the pope addressed an audience of approximately 130,000 at two events, urging the nation to move beyond its longstanding divisions following a nearly three-decade war that ended in 2002.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The cult of Santa Muerte could, of course, be said to be in the thrall of that fantasy, but the same could be said of the cult’s main antagonist, the Catholic Church, which has vociferously denounced the movement.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The cult status Drain Gang commands online has created an inscrutable, near-mythical air around its members.—
Harry Thorfinn-George,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Followership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/followership. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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