Synonyms for leadership
ˈli dərˌʃɪplead·er·ship

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1. leadership, leadingnoun

   the activity of leading

   "his leadership inspired the team"

   Synonyms:
   leaders, leading, lead

2. leadership, leadersnoun

   the body of people who lead a group

   "the national leadership adopted his plan"

   Synonyms:
   leaders, leading

3. leadershipnoun

   the status of a leader

   "they challenged his leadership of the union"

   Synonyms:
   leaders, leading

4. leadershipnoun

   the ability to lead

   "he believed that leadership can be taught"

   Synonyms:
   leaders, leading

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1. • Ability
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1. leadershipnoun

   Synonyms:
   guidance, direction, lead, conduct

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1. leadershipnoun

   Synonyms:
   direction, command, guidance, primacy, supremacy, domination, hegemony

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1. List of paraphrases for "leadership":

   leaders, command, leading, direction, directorate, leader, lead, address, steering, leaderships, driving, guidance, management, led, heads, branch, aegis, headed, authority, conduct

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1. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf:

   With the abrupt resignation of Sean Whent last week, we sought to have seamless leadership of the Oakland Police Department and selected an individual who understood the dynamics in Oakland and who...could hit the ground running, however, I have just received information that has caused me to lose confidence in Ben Fairow's ability to lead the Oakland Police Department at this particular moment in time.

2. Harold J. Seymour:

   When the leadership is right and the time is right, the people can always be counted upon to follow--to the end at all costs.

3. Joe Votel:

   What we are always trying to do is to minimize the risk to our force and to accomplishment of the missions, so training and rehearsing for these things is extraordinarily important for us, after we've gone through all the processes of briefing our leadership and gaining the appropriate approvals, then it's about precise execution. And an expectation that our people are going to do what they've been trained to do.

4. Acting Commissioner Sharpless:

   Under my leadership, The FDA will continue to tackle the troubling epidemic of e-cigarette use among kids, this includes limiting youth access to, and appeal of, flavored tobacco products like e-cigarettes and cigars, taking action against manufacturers and retailers who illegally market these products or sell them to minors, and educating youth about the dangers of e-cigarettes and other tobacco products. We can not and will not risk a generation of youth to a lifetime of nicotine addiction.

5. Donald Trump:

   With the deployment of the commercial labs, we literally -- we literally are going to see a dramatic increase in the available -- availability of testing, and that's all a direct result of the President's leadership.