Synonyms of leadership

leadership

noun

as in management

the capacity to guide the actions of a person or group

The company's high turnover rate is a sign of poor leadership.

The scouts were awarded badges for demonstrating strong leadership.

Related Words

• management
• governance
• government
• administration
• direction
• stewardship
• control
• running
• lead
• steering
• generalship
• policing
• observation
• monitoring
• regulation
• guidance
• supervision
• oversight
• piloting
• shepherding
• observance
• surveillance
• rule
• care
• superintendence
• observing
• headship
• protection
• superintendency
• reign
• trusteeship
• guardianship
• tutelage
• auspices
• charge
• aegis

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of leadership

Balknight has worked in public education for more than three decades and previously served in leadership roles in CMS and Gaston County Schools, according to a news release. — Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026

The film’s leadership has publicly described their own safety concerns since then. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026

While two people with knowledge of the matter told Semafor that career FTC staff learned from the press — not agency leadership — about the AI investigation, the senior official disputed that. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Her activism was incorporated into her public brand and routinely presented as evidence of courage and leadership. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026