leadership

/ˈliːdəʃɪp/ noun

Definition

JOB [U] › the job of being in control of a group, country, or situation: the leadership of the Conservative party leadership skills/qualities a leadership contest

PEOPLE [group] › the people in control of a group, country, or situation: There is growing discontent with the leadership.

(Definition of leadership noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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