headship

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Recent Examples of headship These chapters exist under the headship of the National Students for Justice in Palestine, who distributed a toolkit identifying themselves as part of the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2023 If people question the absolute infallibility of scripture, perhaps favoring a more literary or historical approach, then the case for male headship collapses. Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic, 3 Jan. 2022 The Latter-day Saint tradition continues, therefore, to embrace a double discourse of male headship and marital egalitarianism. The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Dec. 2021 In 1980, the bishop of the Fort Wayne-South Bend diocese received complaints about the People of Praise’s system of headship and that the group fostered fear and guilt, according to an article at the time in the National Catholic Reporter. New York Times, 8 Oct. 2020 Under Tarim's headship, many of Harmony's campuses are recognized on prestigious high school rankings, such as News & World Report and Children @ Risk. Staff Report, Houston Chronicle, 30 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headship
Noun
  • The avenue for success relies on community engagement, ethical stewardship and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
    FNU Anupama, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • And that’s the thing with the Heat during Pat Riley’s three decades of stewardship, there rarely are moves made out of desperation.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Givenchy, Tom Ford, Lanvin and Calvin Klein also have new-ish designers at their helm.
    Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
  • Yes, our country's best leaders and brightest minds are at its helm.
    Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • But there’s a critical difference between medical treatment and recreational experimentation: Medical ketamine is delivered under professional supervision for treatment-resistant depression.
    John Samuels, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • After those treatments, patients were evenly split into groups that either bulked up their regular exercise routines in a three-year program that included coaching and supervision or were simply given health education.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.
    David Hernandez, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 July 2017
  • Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.
    J. Harry Jones, Ramona Sentinel, 19 July 2017
Noun
  • Finally, establishing comprehensive oversight mechanisms is key.
    Craig Costigan, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • Whether this was caused by negligence or lack of oversight, the result is the same — the privacy and rights of Illinois residents were compromised, and that’s unacceptable.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • The pair worked in leadership together through the tribulations of the COVID-19 pandemic, the murder of George Floyd and the resulting unrest.
    Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 16 June 2025
  • The deal was good news for Meta, which was widely seen as falling behind in the AI race and in need of new AI leadership, and for Wang, who at 28 will become one of the most powerful AI players in the tech industry as part of the deal.
    Billy Perrigo, Time, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Conversely, people spend an inordinate amount of time on weight management, cardiovascular improvement and muscular strength.
    Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
  • FlexJobs data shows that the most in-demand remote jobs of 2025, still hiring right now, include software engineering, product management, project management, and customer success, to name a few.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025

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“Headship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headship. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.

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