HEADSHIP Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

headship

noun

ˈhed-ˌship

Definition of headship

as in stewardship

the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control while he was in the hospital, the CEO had his most trusted lieutenant assume temporary headship of the firm

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as in helm

the place of leadership or command the person at the headship of the firm will face daunting challenges, given the current state of the economy

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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

Trump’s reaction today to Cooper’s decision—both online and before the board—underscores the bargain that has defined his stewardship of the Kennedy Center.

— Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
Many invest millions of dollars into upgrades, infrastructure improvements, and long-term stewardship of their properties.

— Jeff Cook, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of stewardship

Noun

And, Munster argues, with a product stockpile of some of the most popular and durable tech on earth to build upon, Apple doesn’t necessarily need a product visionary at its helm to continue its world-dominating success streak.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Parent company Gap announced yesterday that customer chief Michael Francis will take over in November for Haio Barbeito, who has been at Old Navy's helm since 2022.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of helm

Noun

Leaders need to know who is responsible for clinical validation, bias assessment, regulatory compliance, vendor oversight, explainability, human supervision and ongoing performance monitoring.

— Anri Amir David, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Tesla’s own documentation states that Autopilot and Full Self-Driving require active driver supervision and are not autonomous driving systems.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of supervision

Noun

What may have surprised even modern sports fans, however, was Ole Miss' suing two of its former players who followed former Rebels coach Lane Kiffin to his new position as head football coach at LSU.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
The 12-miles a week average is double the pace that the agency's head, Rodney Scott, cited earlier this year.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of head

Noun

The president was pushing back against calls by tech leaders such as Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman and SpaceXAI's Elon Musk to have greater government oversight of AI.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Those that treat it as a workflow, training-data and clinician-oversight problem are better positioned to get durable value out of it while still managing the residual risk.

— Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of oversight

Noun

As a rising star in the party, a vice chair at the National Republican Senatorial Committee who’s known for her strong Democratic relationships, Britt is trying to help her party navigate the political challenge posed by data center growth.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Shortly after the trade deadline, Tigers closer Kenley Jansen leaned back in his chair and talked about reasons for hope.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of chair

Noun

Kyl rose to a leadership position during his last full term in the Senate, when his Republican colleagues selected him as minority whip.

— JACQUES BILLEAUD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
The Laboratory for Nano and Micro Photonics at CCNY conducted the work under Menon’s leadership.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of leadership

Noun

That additional signal could allow existing battery management systems to estimate state of charge more accurately as a battery operates.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Put simply, Chinese EVs are just better than a lot of the competition, says Howard Yu, a professor of management and innovation at IMD Business School and codirector of the Future Readiness program, which evaluates global car manufacturers.

— Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026