HEADSHIP Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

headship

noun

ˈhed-ˌship

Definition of headship

as in stewardship

the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control while he was in the hospital, the CEO had his most trusted lieutenant assume temporary headship of the firm

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as in helm

the place of leadership or command the person at the headship of the firm will face daunting challenges, given the current state of the economy

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Recent Examples of headship These chapters exist under the headship of the National Students for Justice in Palestine, who distributed a toolkit identifying themselves as part of the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. — Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2023 If people question the absolute infallibility of scripture, perhaps favoring a more literary or historical approach, then the case for male headship collapses. — Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic, 3 Jan. 2022 The Latter-day Saint tradition continues, therefore, to embrace a double discourse of male headship and marital egalitarianism. — The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Dec. 2021 In 1980, the bishop of the Fort Wayne-South Bend diocese received complaints about the People of Praise’s system of headship and that the group fostered fear and guilt, according to an article at the time in the National Catholic Reporter. — New York Times, 8 Oct. 2020 Under Tarim's headship, many of Harmony's campuses are recognized on prestigious high school rankings, such as News & World Report and Children @ Risk. — Staff Report, Houston Chronicle, 30 Oct. 2017

Recent Examples of Synonyms for headship

Noun

During the 2024-2025 cotton growing season, BCI Program partners led water stewardship training sessions, reaching around 690,000 farmers and 175,000 workers, which includes 65,000 women farmers and 77,000 women workers.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
In Ghana, for instance, the ten shrines of the Asante Traditional Buildings are endangered as traditional stewardship by master craftspeople declines.

— News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of stewardship

Noun

The 28-point victory also marked the second-largest by which Clemson has lost at home in Dabo Swinney’s 19-year run at the helm of the program.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
Since most people don't share my enthusiasm for admiring brigade controls, Rolls-Royce has come up with a way to re-engineer the helm to tuck the gubbins away until needed again.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of helm

Noun

Kobzev said everyone who came into contact with the woman is under medical supervision.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
An investigation by The New York Times revealed that China and Iran have used Chinese open-source models to run propaganda campaigns through AI agents with limited human supervision.

— RENÉE DIRESTA, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervision

Noun

Some 700,000 people have lost their lives in the past 18 months as a result of the development cuts, the head of a global aid organization said last week.

— Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Matt Stanley, head of market engagement at Kpler, highlighted Europe’s dilemma and the risks posed by dipping into emergency reserves in an uncertain geopolitical environment.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of head

Noun

The merger means that the NCAA March Madness college basketball championship will be under a single company’s oversight for the first time in years.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Audit committee members naming AI governance a priority jumped to 35% in Deloitte and the Center for Audit Quality’s 2025 survey, up from 20% the year before, and the share of committees taking primary AI oversight rose from 14% to 20%.

— Eshaan Jain, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of oversight

Noun

The heritage leadership that’s been here throughout these changes are good at that adaptability piece.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Navy officials initially said leadership had not observed an increase in suicidal ideations or attempts aboard the ship.

— Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of leadership

Noun

While some financial advisors have asset minimums, others may charge one-time, hourly or monthly fees rather than a percentage for assets under management.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
That’s because bank stocks are particularly difficult to forecast, given that their performance depends heavily on macro factors rather than information that management might have about the company.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026