English noun: leadership |
1. | leadership (act) the activity of leading |
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| Samples | His leadership inspired the team.
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| Synonyms | leading |
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| Broader (hypernym) | activity |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | helm, lead, trend setting |
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2. | leadership (group) the body of people who lead a group |
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| Samples | The national leadership adopted his plan.
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| Synonyms | leaders |
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| Broader (hypernym) | body |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | high command, Rome, supreme headquarters |
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3. | leadership (state) the status of a leader |
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| Samples | They challenged his leadership of the union.
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| Broader (hypernym) | position, status |
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4. | leadership (cognition) the ability to lead |
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| Samples | He believed that leadership can be taught.
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| Broader (hypernym) | ability, power |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | generalship |
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