Leadership Party Leader Extra Examples Noun ˈliːdəʃɪp ˈliːdərʃɪp

• a leadership role/position
• a leadership contest
• the battle for the party leadership
• who will take over the leadership of the club?

leadership

1. the state or position of being a leader
• a leadership role/position
• a leadership contest
• the battle for the party leadership
• Who will take over the leadership of the club?
• The party thrived under his leadership.

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• Leadership in science is moving east.
• She withstood several challenges to her leadership.
• The school has flourished under the leadership of Mr Buxton.
• When Smith died, Blair took over the leadership of the party.
• her method of asserting personal leadership
• the opportunity to strengthen our market leadership
• The media are bound to play a huge role in this leadership campaign.
2. the ability to be a leader or the qualities a good leader should have
• SEE ALSO thought leadership
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/thought-leadership
• Strong leadership is needed to captain the team.
• Many in the party have criticized his lack of leadership.
• leadership qualities/skills
• In his resignation speech he condemned her leadership style.
• They called on the United State to show greater leadership in the fight against international terrorism.
• She criticized the industrialized nations for failing to provide leadership in tackling climate change.

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• He lacks leadership qualities.
• He was praised for his firm leadership.
• It's a crisis that requires strong leadership.
• The movement is deeply divided and lacks clear leadership.
• In the crisis he showed real leadership.
• The philosophy of the company is that leadership development cannot start early enough.
• What is really needed is clear leadership from the president.
• Political leadership needs a particular combination of skills.
• He played an important role in providing political leadership for the working class.
• Several opponents have accused her of an authoritarian style of leadership.
• The board is extremely weak and has not taken leadership.
• There is a leadership vacuum in the party.
3. a group of leaders of a particular organization, etc.
• The party leadership is/are divided.

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• the Communist/East German/military leadership
• There have been disagreements within the leadership of the union.
• There are reported to have been power struggles amongst the hard-line military leadership.
• The announcement was welcomed by the ANC leadership.
• He has once again voiced his criticism of the Football Association's leadership.
• the army's senior leadership
• the hard work of staff and the leadership team