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leadership
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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.
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
Translations
leadership [ˈliːdəʃɪp] ndirección f;
qualities of leadership → iniciativa sg;
under the leadership of ... → bajo la dirección de ..., al mando de ...
leadership [ˈliːdəʃɪp] leader n (= position) → direction f;
under the leadership of ... → sous la direction de ...;
qualities of leadership → qualités fpl de chef or de meneur
leadership [ˈliːdəʃɪp] leader nFührung f;
(position) → Vorsitz m;
(quality) → Führungsqualitäten pl
leadership [ˈliːdəʃɪp] ndirezione f;
under the leadership of ... → sotto la direzione or guida di ...;
qualities of leadership → qualità fpl di un capo


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