as in management
the capacity to guide the actions of a person or group
The company's high turnover rate is a sign of poor leadership. The scouts were awarded badges for demonstrating strong leadership.
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Recent Examples of leadership
The election drubbing cemented doubts among many Labor lawmakers about Starmer’s judgment, vision and leadership ability — a brutal indictment on a leader who returned the party to power in July 2024 after 14 years in opposition.
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Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
But other potential candidates may enter any race for the leadership.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
At an April news briefing on the Iran war, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth digressed from taking a dig at Iranian leadership to take a dig at American news media.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
California’s leadership in innovation depends on allowing emerging technologies like AI to grow and thrive.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 6 May 2026
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Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
But other potential candidates may enter any race for the leadership.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
At an April news briefing on the Iran war, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth digressed from taking a dig at Iranian leadership to take a dig at American news media.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
California’s leadership in innovation depends on allowing emerging technologies like AI to grow and thrive.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leadership
Noun
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After the modernising ethos of the Eyraud era, this — the thinking went — was a way of putting football back at the very heart of the club’s management structure.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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This lasted until 2023, when new management company Storey Hotel Management (who also run Nanuku Resort in Fiji and the Ameswell Hotel in California) took over, and the resort has maintained its elegance and quiet luxury.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
Noun
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That requires investment not only in governance frameworks that protect sovereignty, privacy, and equitable benefit-sharing, but also in the digital infrastructure, research institutions, and technical talent needed to move from data generation to AI development and deployment.—
Francisca Mutapi,
semafor.com,
18 May 2026
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Without measurement, governance is a policy document, not a management system.—
Shiv Kaushik,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Leadership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leadership. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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