leadership
noun
lead·er·ship
ˈlē-dər-ˌship 
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a politician who lacks leadership
What this country needs is the exercise of strong leadership!
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The unrest has unfolded alongside a series of high-level leadership changes that have added to uncertainty.
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
And so leadership, in many ways, is not about, What behaviors are the right behaviors?
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
The first year, delegates from the local party leadership and schoolteachers gathered parents and instructed them in how to decorate a tree.
—Andrew Fedorov, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
Since the beginning of the 21st century, Venezuela has established alliances and close ties with countries that oppose the regional and global leadership of the United States.
—Germán Padinger, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
And so leadership, in many ways, is not about, What behaviors are the right behaviors?
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
The first year, delegates from the local party leadership and schoolteachers gathered parents and instructed them in how to decorate a tree.
—Andrew Fedorov, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
Since the beginning of the 21st century, Venezuela has established alliances and close ties with countries that oppose the regional and global leadership of the United States.
—Germán Padinger, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for leadership
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“Leadership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leadership. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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