# leadership

Pronunciation: US say "LEE-dur-ship" /ˈlidɚʃɪp/; UK say "LEE-duh-ship" /ˈliːdəʃɪp/

## Noun

1. The action of leading and directing others, or the ability to do this well.
   - Simple: Guiding and directing other people, or the ability to do this well.
   - _Her calm leadership steadied the company through a difficult crisis._
   - _Effective leadership requires both a clear vision and the patience to listen._
2. The office or status held by someone who heads a group or organization.
   - Simple: The job or position of being a leader.
   - _She rose to the leadership of the organization after years of service._
   - _His grip on the leadership weakened as rivals gained support._
3. The collective group of people who hold the leading positions in an organization or movement.
   - Simple: The group of people who lead a company, country, or other organization.
   - _The party's leadership announced sweeping reforms on Monday._
   - _Union members lost confidence in the leadership after the deal collapsed._

## Origin

Formed from leader combined with the suffix -ship.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/leadership (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).