The office, position or function of a leader; as, Gingrich held the House leadership for six years. [1913 Webster]
The quality of character and personality giving a person the ability to gain the confidence of and lead others; as, Washington's leadership was indispensible to success of the American Revolution. [PJC]
The people who serve as leaders of a group; as, the party leadership was in disarray after the election. [PJC]

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leadership

acme, administration, aedileship, archbishopric, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, aristocracy, ascendancy, authority, authorization, be-all and end-all, bishopric, blue ribbon, captainship, chairmanship, championship, chancellery, chancellorate, chancellorship, charisma, charm, chiefery, chiefry, chieftaincy, chieftainry, chieftainship, clout, command, consequence, consulate, consulship, control, convenership, credit, custody, deanery, dictatorship, dictature, direction, directorate, directorship, dominance, domination, dominion, effect, effectiveness, eminence, emirate, enchantment, episcopacy, esteem, favor, first place, first prize, force, foremanship, generalship, good feeling, governorship, guardianship, guidance, headship, hegemony, height, hierarchy, highest, hold, imperium, importance, incidental power, influence, influentiality, initiative, insinuation, intendancy, jurisdiction, kingship, leverage, lordship, magistracy, magistrateship, magistrature, magnetism, management, managership, masterdom, mastership, mastery, maximum, mayoralty, mayorship, metropolitanate, metropolitanship, moment, most, ne plus ultra, new high, nobility, operation, overseership, palms, papacy, paramountcy, pashadom, pashalic, patriarchate, patriarchy, personality, persuasion, pontificality, pontificate, popedom, popehood, popeship, potency, power, predominance, prefectship, prefecture, premiership, preponderance, presidency, presidentship, pressure, prestige, primacy, prime-ministership, prime-ministry, princedom, princeship, principality, proconsulate, proconsulship, proctorship, protectorate, protectorship, provostry, provostship, purchase, record, rectorate, rectorship, regency, regentship, regulation, reign, repute, rule, ruling class, running, say, seigniory, seneschalship, seneschalsy, sheikhdom, sheriffalty, sheriffcy, sheriffdom, shrievalty, sovereignty, stewardship, suasion, subtle influence, suggestion, superintendence, superintendency, supervision, supervisorship, supremacy, suzerainship, suzerainty, sway, top spot, tribunate, upper hand, vizierate, viziership, weight, whip hand, zenith

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