Leadership definition

lēdər-shĭp
The ability to lead.
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Capacity or ability to lead.

Showed strong leadership during her first term in office.

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Guidance; direction.

The business prospered under the leadership of the new president.

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The position or office of a leader.

Ascended to the leadership of the party.

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The position or guidance of a leader.
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Works well with others.
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Dedicated.
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Optimistic.
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Focused on building strong relationships with others.
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A group of leaders.
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Informal setting (such as a group of friends) - The leader is someone with personal traits that simply tend to inspire respect.
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Charismatic.
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Committed to the goals of the organization.
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A group of leaders.

Met with the leadership of the nation's top unions.

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High level of knowledge and technical skills related to the task at hand.
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Inspires trust and confidence in other members of the group.

An example of leadership is a store manager leading the team to more sales.

An example of leadership is the ability to take control of a situation and guide people.

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Demonstrates originality and a long term perspective.
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The definition of leadership is the position of guiding a group, or the ability to lead. Leadership can exist in both formal and informal groups. For example.

Formal setting (such as within a large corporation) - The leader of the group is usually someone who has been appointed to a high position of authority.

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(dated) The office or status of a leader.
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The leaders of a group.
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The capacity of someone to lead.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
leadership
Plural:
leaderships

Origin of leadership

  • From leader +"Ž -ship.

    From Wiktionary

Leadership Sentence Examples

  • Before taking on a leadership position, you should understand how each aspect of your organization runs.

  • From 1858 to 1863 he was in the lower house of Congress, where he was noted for his strong opposition to the principles and policies of the growing Republican party, his belief that the South had been grievously wronged by the North, his leadership of the Peace Democrats or Copperheads, who were opposed to the prosecution of the war, and his bitter attacks upon the Lincoln administration, which, he said, was destroying the Constitution and would end by destroying civil liberty in the North.

  • Two armies under English leadership were now in the field against him, one under Marshal Wade, whom he had evaded by entering England by the west, and the other under William, duke of Cumberland, who had returned from the continent.

  • London used to be the chief cotton port of England, but Liverpool had assumed undisputed leadership before the 19th century began.

  • But the Army of the Tennessee had been on the verge of annihilation on the evening of the first day, and Grant's leadership throughout was by no means equal to the emergency, though he displayed his usual personal bravery and resolution.

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