followership

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noun

An adherence to a leader.

OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English follower →
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Meanings

nounfollowership (countable and uncountable, plural followerships)

plural followerships · alternative follower-ship

  1. countableuncountableAn adherence to a leader.

    The Prime Minister talks about setting out his vision of the country, but he has to wait for us to tell him what it is. That is not leadership of this country — it is followership, Prime Minister. It is not strong, Prime Minister, it is weak.

    2007 October 9, George Osborne MP (in the Tory Opposition), “Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review”, in Hansard
  2. countableuncountableA group of followers.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cortegediscipleship

Origin

  1. Englishfollower
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. Englishfollowership

From follower + -ship.

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Cite this entry
APA

followership. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/followership

MLA

“followership.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/followership. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “followership,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/followership.

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