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Leadership

noun/lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp/
Definition
the activity of leading
the body of people who lead a group
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp/
🇬🇧British English
/lˈiːdəʃˌɪp/
🇮🇳Indian English
/lˈiːdəʃˌɪp/
3 syllables Say it as /lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe activity of leading
“his leadership inspired the team”
nounthe body of people who lead a group
“the national leadership adopted his plan”
nounthe status of a leader
“they challenged his leadership of the union”
nounthe ability to lead
“he believed that leadership can be taught”
Word Forms
leadernouna person who rules or guides or inspires others
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Führung
die Tätigkeit des Führens
🇫🇷French
direction
l'activité de diriger
🇪🇸Spanish
liderazgo
la actividad de liderar
🇳🇱Dutch
leiderschap
de activiteit van het leiden
🇵🇹Portuguese
liderança
a atividade de liderar
🇷🇺Russian
лидерство
деятельность ведущих
India
🇮🇳Hindi
नेतृत्व
नेतृत्व की गतिविधि
🇧🇩Bengali
নেতৃত্ব
নেতৃত্বের কার্যকলাপ
🇮🇳Tamil
தலைமை
முன்னணியின் செயல்பாடு
🇮🇳Telugu
నాయకత్వం
ప్రముఖ కార్యాచరణ
🇮🇳Marathi
नेतृत्व
अग्रगण्य क्रियाकलाप
🇮🇳Gujarati
નેતૃત્વ
અગ્રણી ની પ્રવૃત્તિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಾಯಕತ್ವ
ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നേതൃത്വം
നേതൃത്വം നൽകുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਲੀਡਰਸ਼ਿਪ
ਅਗਵਾਈ ਦੀ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
قیادت
قیادت کی سرگرمی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
领导
领导活动
🇯🇵Japanese
リーダーシップ
先導する活動
🇰🇷Korean
지도
선도하는 활동
🇻🇳Vietnamese
Khả năng lãnh đạo
hoạt động lãnh đạo
🇹🇭Thai
ความเป็นผู้นำ
กิจกรรมของการเป็นผู้นำ
🇮🇩Indonesian
kepemimpinan
aktivitas memimpin
🇵🇭Filipino
pamumuno
ang aktibidad ng pamumuno
🇲🇾Malay
kepimpinan
aktiviti memimpin
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
قيادة
نشاط القيادة
🇮🇷Persian
رهبری
فعالیت رهبری
🇹🇷Turkish
liderlik
liderlik faaliyeti
🇮🇱Hebrew
מַנהִיגוּת
פעילות ההובלה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'leadership'?
The primary meaning of 'leadership' is 'the activity of leading'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'leadership' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'leadership' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'leadership' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'leadership' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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