noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ clear , effective , firm , good , great , outstanding , real , strong , true
▪
He was praised for his firm ~.
▪ poor , weak
▪ charismatic , dynamic , transformational ( esp. AmE ), visionary
▪ executive , senior , top
▪
the army's senior ~
▪ traditional
▪ personal
▪ deputy ( BrE )
▪
He is standing in the deputy ~ election.
▪ collective , joint
▪ global , local , national , world
▪ transitional
▪ Conservative , Democratic , Labour , Republican , etc.
▪ civilian , cultural , educational ( AmE ), intellectual , military , moral , political , religious , spiritual
▪
Political ~ needs a particular combination of skills.
▪ Christian , Jewish , Muslim , etc.
▪ business , church , community , congressional , government , industry , parliamentary , party , presidential , Senate , union
▪ market
▪
the opportunity to strengthen our market ~
VERB + LEADERSHIP
▪ assume , take ( AmE ), take over
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When Smith died, Blair took over the ~ of the party.
▪
The board is extremely weak and has not taken ~.
▪ assert
▪
her method of asserting personal ~
▪ demonstrate , exercise , provide , show
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In the crisis he showed real ~.
▪ need , require
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It's a crisis that requires strong ~.
▪ lack
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The movement is deeply divided and lacks clear ~.
LEADERSHIP + NOUN
▪ bid ( BrE ), campaign ( esp. BrE ), challenge
▪ ballot , battle , contest , election , race , struggle (all esp. BrE )
▪ position , role
▪ team
▪
the hard work of staff and the ~ team
▪ structure
▪ style
▪ abilities , qualities , skills
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He lacks ~ qualities.
▪ development , programme/program (both esp. AmE )
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The philosophy of the company is that ~ development cannot start early enough.
▪ vacuum
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There is a ~ vacuum in the party.
PREPOSITION
▪ under sb's ~
▪
The school has flourished under the ~ of Mr Levi.
▪ ~ from
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What is really needed is clear ~ from the president.
▪ ~ in
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Leadership in science is moving east.
PHRASES
▪ a challenge to sb's ~
▪
She withstood several challenges to her ~.
▪ a lack of ~
▪ sb's style of ~