leadership

noun

Definition of leadershipnext
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 The ‘institutional’ aspects of leadership will remain but more in the background. — Seth Masket, Denver Post, 9 July 2026 Under Ali’s leadership, SPINVFX has produced work on more than 150 feature films and 40 television series. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 9 July 2026 Your leadership works best when respect, realism, and follow-through are easy for others to see. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026 The district also has undergone leadership change at the top. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for leadership
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  1. management
  2. governance
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  • Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sent regulatory priorities to the nation’s regional fishery councils, which environmentalists say reveal a direct attack on fishery management and ocean conservation.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • This necessitates a fundamental shift in corporate risk management.
    — Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of management
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  • The hyperscalers are not standing still either, with AWS building agent runtime and governance into Bedrock AgentCore.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Moved by how these figures carried themselves, McGann Jantzen developed an interest in governance, ultimately leading her to pursue her own career in the public sector.
    — Corey Schmidt July 6, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of governance

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“Leadership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leadership. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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