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LEADERSHIP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The activity of leading
Example:
his leadership inspired the team
Synonyms:
leadership; leading
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("leadership" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leadership"):
helm ((figurative) a position of leadership)
lead (a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase 'take the lead'))
trend setting (the initiating or popularizing of a trend or fashion)
Derivation:
leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The ability to lead
Example:
he believed that leadership can be taught
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("leadership" is a kind of...):
ability; power (possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leadership"):
generalship (the leadership ability of a military general)
Derivation:
leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The body of people who lead a group
Example:
the national leadership adopted his plan
Synonyms:
leaders; leadership
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("leadership" is a kind of...):
body (a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leadership"):
Rome (the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church)
high command; supreme headquarters (the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military))
Derivation:
leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The status of a leader
Example:
they challenged his leadership of the union
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("leadership" is a kind of...):
position; status (the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society)
Derivation:
leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)
Context examples:
In many cooperative species, the dominant breeders live longest despite the wear-and-tear of leadership and reproduction.
(Breeder meerkats age faster, but their subordinates still die younger, University of Cambridge)
This project was started in 2008 under the leadership of Johan Thevelein (VIB-KU Leuven), Wim Versées (VIB-VUB) and Veerle Janssens (KU Leuven).
(Scientists Reveal The Relationship Between Sugar, Cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The infrastructure and tools created by caBIG also have broad utility outside the cancer community. caBIG is being developed under the leadership of the National Cancer Institute's Center for Bioinformatics.
(Cancer Bioinformatics Grid, NCI Thesaurus)
The Office of Special Populations Research was established in 1996 to advise the Director of NCI and provide a focal point for leadership and coordination on minority and other special populations research.
(Office of Special Populations Research, NCI Thesaurus)
Losing is never an option to an Aries, and beginning March 19 the Sun will be in Aries, considered to be in exaltation meaning it is in the very best place for the Sun to be, allowing you to grow in leadership skills, so we have to add that to the equation, too.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
A division of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute that provides leadership for a national and international extramural program in cardiovascular diseases that integrates basic science and clinical research, including translational research, networks, and multicenter clinical trials.
(Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, NCI Thesaurus)
An institute within the National Institutes of Health that provides global leadership for a research, training, and education program to promote the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, and blood diseases and enhance the health of all individuals so that they can live longer and more fulfilling lives.
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NCI Thesaurus)
He openly threatened the other’s leadership.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
The advanced practice nurse demonstrates leadership as a consultant, educator, administrator and researcher.
(Advanced practice nurse, NCI Thesaurus)
He wanted, not to escape a clubbing, but to have the leadership.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
