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
But here’s the twist: Competence alone doesn’t inspire followership.
—Lynda Silsbee, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Gallup’s latest research on followership reveals four needs — trust, stability, compassion and hope — with hope emerging as a universal theme, comprising 56% of all words used to describe influential leaders.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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
But here’s the twist: Competence alone doesn’t inspire followership.
—Lynda Silsbee, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Gallup’s latest research on followership reveals four needs — trust, stability, compassion and hope — with hope emerging as a universal theme, comprising 56% of all words used to describe influential leaders.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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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During the keynote, Atlas autonomously rose from a flat position using a non-human joint-flipping maneuver, highlighting the full rotational freedom of its joints before interacting with the audience.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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His version of vulnerability, letting the audience get to know him.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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There was also the ongoing speculation that Chalamet was leading a double life as the cult masked Brit rapper and drill artist EsDeeKid.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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McDonald’s McRib sandwich—a limited-time menu item most recently available in November—has drawn a cult following.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Followership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/followership. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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