leadership

leadership
lead|er|ship
W2S3 [ˈli:dəʃıp US -ər-] n
1.) [U and C]
the position of being the leader of a group, organization, country etc
leadership of
the leadership of the Conservative party
under sb's leadership
Our prospects of winning an election will be better under his leadership.
The United States must now take a firm leadership role .
the Conservative leadership contest
The next leadership election is due in November.
2.) [U]
the quality of being good at leading a group, organization, country etc
She has great faith in her own leadership qualities .
someone with vision and leadership
3.) [C also + plural verb British English]
all the people who lead a group, organization, country etc
the country's military leadership
The party leadership are in agreement on this matter.
4.) [U]
the position of being in front of others in an activity or competition
Leadership in science is important to our nation.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • leadership — lead‧er‧ship [ˈliːdəʆɪp ǁ ər ] noun [uncountable] 1. the position of being the leader of a team, organization, country etc: • The company did well under the leadership of its founder, Haruo Suzuki. 2. the qualities needed in order to be a good… …   Financial and business terms

  • leadership — [ lidɶrʃip ] n. m. • 1875; mot angl. , de leader ♦ Anglic. Fonction, position de leader. ⇒ commandement, direction. ♢ Par ext. Position dominante. Le leadership d une nation, d une entreprise, d une théorie. Perdre son leadership. ⇒ hégémonie. ●… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Leadership — Lead er*ship, n. 1. The office, position or function of a leader; as, Gingrich held the House leadership for six years. [1913 Webster] 2. The quality of character and personality giving a person the ability to gain the confidence of and lead… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • leadership — The established meanings ‘the position of a leader’ and ‘the ability to lead’ have been joined in the 20c by the meaning ‘group of leaders’: • A dinner for the heads of the Senate Committees and the Leadership on both sides and their wives Mrs L …   Modern English usage

  • leadership — LÍDER ŞIP/ s. m. funcţie, poziţie de lider. (< engl. leadership) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • leadership — I noun ascendancy, authority, captaincy, chieftainship, direction, directorate, directorship, domination, first place, generalship, governorship, guidance, influence, legal power, management, mastery, paramountcy, potency, primacy, predominance,… …   Law dictionary

  • leadership — / li:dəʃip/, it. / liderʃip/ s. ingl. [comp. di leader capo, guida e ship, terminazione che esprime condizione, ufficio e sim.], usato in ital. al femm. 1. (giorn., polit.) [funzione e attività di guida, anche carismatica, di un gruppo o un… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • leadership — 1821, position of a leader, from LEADER (Cf. leader) + SHIP (Cf. ship). Sense extended by late 19c. to characteristics necessary to be a leader …   Etymology dictionary

  • leadership — /ˈliderʃip, ingl. ˈliːdəʃɪp/ [vc. ingl., comp. di leader «capo, guida» e il suff. di qualità ship] s. f. inv. preminenza, guida, egemonia, controllo …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • leadership — [n] guidance administration, authority, capacity, command, conduction, control, conveyance, direction, directorship, domination, foresight, hegemony, influence, initiative, management, pilotage, power, preeminence, primacy, skill, superintendency …   New thesaurus

  • leadership — [lē′dərship΄] n. 1. the position or guidance of a leader 2. the ability to lead 3. the leaders of a group …   English World dictionary

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