{
    "term": "leadership",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the state or position of being a leader",
            "sensetop": "under somebody's leadership",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **leadership role/position**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **leadership contest**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the battle for the **party leadership**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Who will take over the leadership of the club?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The party thrived under his leadership.",
                    "contextForm": "under somebody's leadership"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Leadership in science is moving east."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She withstood several challenges to her leadership."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The school has flourished under the leadership of Mr Buxton."
                },
                {
                    "text": "When Smith died, Blair took over the leadership of the party."
                },
                {
                    "text": "her method of asserting personal leadership"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the opportunity to strengthen our market leadership"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The media are bound to play a huge role in this leadership campaign."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["People in society", "Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["clear", "effective", "firm"],
                "verb + leadership": ["assume", "take", "take over"],
                "leadership + noun": ["bid", "campaign", "challenge"],
                "preposition": [
                    "under somebody’s leadership",
                    "leadership from",
                    "leadership in"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "a challenge to somebody’s leadership",
                    "a lack of leadership",
                    "somebody’s style of leadership"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the ability to be a leader or the qualities a good leader should have",
            "sensetop": "leadership in somethingleadership in doing something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**Strong leadership** is needed to captain the team."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many in the party have criticized his lack of leadership."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**leadership qualities/skills**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "In his resignation speech he condemned her leadership style."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They called on the United State to **show** greater **leadership** in the fight against international terrorism.",
                    "contextForm": "leadership in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She criticized the industrialized nations for failing to **provide leadership** in tackling climate change.",
                    "contextForm": "leadership in doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He lacks leadership qualities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was praised for her firm leadership."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a crisis that requires strong leadership."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The movement is deeply divided and lacks clear leadership."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the crisis he showed real leadership."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The philosophy of the company is that leadership development cannot start early enough."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What is really needed is clear leadership from the president."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Political leadership needs a particular combination of skills."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He played an important role in providing political leadership for the working class."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Several opponents have accused her of an authoritarian style of leadership."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The board is extremely weak and has not taken leadership."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a leadership vacuum in the party."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities", "People in society"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["clear", "effective", "firm"],
                "verb + leadership": ["assume", "take", "take over"],
                "leadership + noun": ["bid", "campaign", "challenge"],
                "preposition": [
                    "under somebody’s leadership",
                    "leadership from",
                    "leadership in"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "a challenge to somebody’s leadership",
                    "a lack of leadership",
                    "somebody’s style of leadership"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a group of leaders of a particular organization, etc.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The party leadership is/are divided."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the Communist/​East German/​military leadership"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There have been disagreements within the leadership of the union."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are reported to have been power struggles amongst the hard-line military leadership."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The announcement was welcomed by the ANC leadership."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has once again voiced his criticism of the Football Association's leadership."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the army's senior leadership"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the hard work of staff and the leadership team"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["People in society", "Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["clear", "effective", "firm"],
                "verb + leadership": ["assume", "take", "take over"],
                "leadership + noun": ["bid", "campaign", "challenge"],
                "preposition": [
                    "under somebody’s leadership",
                    "leadership from",
                    "leadership in"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "a challenge to somebody’s leadership",
                    "a lack of leadership",
                    "somebody’s style of leadership"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈliːdəʃɪp/",
                "audio": "le/leadership/leadership__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈliːdərʃɪp/",
                "audio": "le/leadership/leadership__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}