leadership
noun
lead·er·ship
ˈlē-dər-ˌship 
Examples of leadership in a Sentence
a politician who lacks leadership
What this country needs is the exercise of strong leadership!
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Engaging girls in leadership training beginning in sixth grade both in and out of the classroom kick-starts an impactful, lifelong leadership journey.
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Laura Singel Scott, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2025
Soto came up as a young player in a Washington Nationals clubhouse seeing players with a variety of different personalities in leadership roles, like the fiery Max Scherzer, the flashy Bryce Harper, the business-like Stephen Strasburg and longtime veterans like Ryan Zimmerman and Howie Kendrick.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
Merz, who appealed to the CDU’s more traditionalist, right-wing faction, lost out to Merkel in a party leadership contest in 2000.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
Brown, their attorney, said Friday that Seeds to Harvest leadership contacted Frizell prior to the discipline and said that both Blakey’s daughter and Jones’ son properly received laptops for their community service, but never heard back.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2025
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Laura Singel Scott, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2025
Soto came up as a young player in a Washington Nationals clubhouse seeing players with a variety of different personalities in leadership roles, like the fiery Max Scherzer, the flashy Bryce Harper, the business-like Stephen Strasburg and longtime veterans like Ryan Zimmerman and Howie Kendrick.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
Merz, who appealed to the CDU’s more traditionalist, right-wing faction, lost out to Merkel in a party leadership contest in 2000.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
Brown, their attorney, said Friday that Seeds to Harvest leadership contacted Frizell prior to the discipline and said that both Blakey’s daughter and Jones’ son properly received laptops for their community service, but never heard back.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Leadership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leadership. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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