Synonyms of leadership

leadership

noun

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.

Related Words

• management
• governance
• government
• administration
• direction
• stewardship
• control
• running
• lead
• steering
• generalship
• policing
• observation
• monitoring
• regulation
• guidance
• supervision
• oversight
• piloting
• shepherding
• observance
• surveillance
• rule
• care
• superintendence
• observing
• headship
• protection
• superintendency
• reign
• trusteeship
• guardianship
• tutelage
• auspices
• charge
• aegis

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of leadership

And proposals like this erode exactly the sort of certainty that is needed to make the investment that has brought the United States to such an unparalleled position of American energy leadership. — Julia Simon, NPR, 16 July 2026

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson is CEO Editor at Semafor and a former Financial Times journalist who has spent decades covering global companies and corporate leadership. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 July 2026

The experience has motivated him to take his leadership skills to a new level. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

The stock market continued its march higher since our last CNBC Investing Club Monthly Meeting, though the leadership shifted beneath the surface. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 16 July 2026