leadership
noun
Examples of leadership in a Sentence
Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
But what Kuntz valued most was his leadership, a strength Vanney plans to exploit.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
In driving Johnson into the arms of the Democrats, this contingent has gone from seemingly holding all the cards over its own leadership to dealing itself out of the game.
—Tia Yang, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2024
And growth in the percentage of women in senior corporate leadership roles overall barely budged from 2022 to 2023.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Indeed, our data suggest that successful allies engage with social change while deferring to activists and taking a backseat in leadership roles.
—Preeti Vani, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
Given his leadership role on intelligence oversight matters, Himes has spent a lot of time listening to the concerns of his fellow lawmakers – and those of the intelligence community.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
The ballots at the bottom of this story will have three categories for high school students:
Spirit Award – Nominees for this award are students with a spirit of kindness, positive leadership, encouragement, compassion, volunteerism, perseverance and a will to serve others.
—Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 25 Mar. 2024
The leadership shake-up drew mixed reactions from analysts.
—Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
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Word History
1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Leadership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leadership. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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