as in management
the capacity to guide the actions of a person or group
The company's high turnover rate is a sign of poor leadership. The scouts were awarded badges for demonstrating strong leadership.
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Recent Examples of leadership
Hamas leadership has been internally torn over its response, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
In September 2019, the Becks began to transition out of leadership roles at Bluemercury, Macy’s announced.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
The race, much like last year’s party leadership contest that Takaichi initially led but ultimately lost to Shigeru Ishiba, went to a run-off vote between Takaichi and the would-be youngest-ever Prime Minister, 44-year-old Shinjiro Koizumi.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Our leadership from top to bottom needs to be held accountable.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
In September 2019, the Becks began to transition out of leadership roles at Bluemercury, Macy’s announced.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
The race, much like last year’s party leadership contest that Takaichi initially led but ultimately lost to Shigeru Ishiba, went to a run-off vote between Takaichi and the would-be youngest-ever Prime Minister, 44-year-old Shinjiro Koizumi.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Our leadership from top to bottom needs to be held accountable.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leadership
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Still, flare-up prevention and daily management can make a world of difference in preventing flare-ups.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The post-graduate educational initiative kicks off in January with yearlong academic courses across management, innovation, sustainability, production, finance, e-commerce, communication and marketing held at Accademia Costume & Moda’s Milan campus.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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Denmark insisted on safeguards for women and children and for Haiti to do more to address the root causes of instability and carry out reforms in its governance system.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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But governance could be eventually handed over to the Palestinian Authority, which already oversees parts of the West Bank, another Palestinian territory which Israel occupies, provided the Palestinian Authority adopts a broad series of reforms.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Leadership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leadership. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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