Leadership

| ˈliːdəʃɪp |

Definition

• noun [mass noun]
  • the action of leading a group of people or an organization, or the ability to do such
    • the state or position of being a leader
    • [may be sing. or pl.] the leaders of an organization, country, etc.

Etymology

Lead (Old English lǣdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leiden and German leiten, related to English load and lode) + -er (a person or thing that performs a specified action/s, from Old English -ere, of Germanic origin) + -ship (denoting a quality, skill, or status, from Old English -scipe and scype, of Germanic origin).

In Other Languages

• Bahasa Indonesia: kepemimpinan
• بهاس ملايو:
  • كڤيمڤينن (kepimpinan)
• Cebuano: pagpangulo
• Deutsch: die Führung, die Leitung, die Regeirung
• Español: el liderazgo, la dirección
• Filipino: pamumuno, pangunguna
• Français: le leadership, la direction
• 한국어: 지도 (jido)
• Italiano: la direzione
• ភាសាខ្មែរ: ភាពជាអ្នកដឹកនាំ (pheap chea anakdoeknoam)
• Latino: ductus, moderamen
• မြန်မာဘာသာ: ခေါင်းဆောင်မှု
• 日本語: 指導 (しどう), 先導 (せんどう)
• ພາສາລາວ: ຄວາມເປັນຜູ້ນໍາ (khuaam penphunoa)
• ภาษาไทย: ความเป็นผู้นำ (khwām pĕn p̄hū̂nả)
• தமிழ்: தலைமை (talaimai)
• Tiếng Việt: lãnh đạo
• 中文: 領導 (lǐngdǎo)