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lead·er·ship  (ldr-shp)
n.
1. The position or office of a leader: ascended to the leadership of the party.
2. Capacity or ability to lead: showed strong leadership during her first term in office.
3. A group of leaders: met with the leadership of the nation's top unions.
4. Guidance; direction: The business prospered under the leadership of the new president.

leadership [ˈliːdəʃɪp]
n
1. the position or function of a leader
2. the period during which a person occupies the position of leader during her leadership very little was achieved
3.
a.  the ability to lead
b.  (as modifier) leadership qualities
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the leaders as a group of a party, union, etc. the union leadership is now very reactionary
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.leadershipleadership - the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team"
activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
helm - a position of leadership; "the President is at the helm of the Ship of State"
lead - a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead'); "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead"
trend setting - the initiating or popularizing of a trend or fashion
2.leadershipleadership - the body of people who lead a group; "the national leadership adopted his plan"
body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body"
Rome - the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church
high command, supreme headquarters - the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military)
3.leadership - the status of a leader; "they challenged his leadership of the union"
status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
4.leadership - the ability to lead; "he believed that leadership can be taught"
ability, power - possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
generalship - the leadership ability of a military general

leadership
noun
1. leaders, directors, chiefs, governors, commanders, rulers, controllers, supervisors, superintendents, overseers He is expected to hold talks with the Slovenian leadership.
2. authority, control, influence, command, premiership, captaincy, governance, headship, superintendency He praised her leadership during the crisis.
3. guidance, government, authority, management, administration, direction, supervision, domination, directorship, superintendency What most people want to see is determined, decisive action and firm leadership.
Translations
leadership [ˈliːdəʃɪp] N
1. (= position) → dirección f, liderazgo m
under the leadership ofbajo la dirección or liderazgo de ...
leadership qualitiesdotes fpl de mando
to take over the leadership (of sth)asumir la dirección(de algo)
2. (= leaders) → dirección f, jefatura f
leadership [ˈliːdərʃɪp] n
(= leaders) → direction f, leadership anglicisme)m >
(= fact of being leader) under the leadership of ... → sous la direction de ..., sous le leadership de
(= ability to lead) → leadership anglicisme)m >, aptitude f à diriger
qualities of leadership → qualités fpl de leadership, qualités fpl de chef or de leader
lead-free [ˌlɛdˈfriː] adjsans plomb
leadership
n
Führung f, → Leitung f; (= office)Vorsitz m, → Leitung f; under the leadership ofunter (der) Führung von; a crisis in the leadership, a leadership crisiseine Führungskrise
(= quality)Führungsqualitäten pl; the country is looking for firm leadershipdas Land ruft nach einer straffen Führung; he has leadership potentialer besitzt Führungsqualitäten
leadership [ˈliːdəʃɪp] n
a.direzione f, leadership f inv
under the leadership of ... → sotto la direzione or guida di...
qualities of leadership → qualità fpl di un capo
b. (leaders) → dirigenti mpl, dirigenza

leadership [ˈliːdəʃɪp] n
a.direzione f, leadership f inv
under the leadership of ... → sotto la direzione or guida di...
qualities of leadership → qualità fpl di un capo
b. (leaders) → dirigenti mpl, dirigenza


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