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followership

fol·low·er·ship
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fol-oh-er-ship]
    • /ˈfɒl oʊ ərˌʃɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fol-oh-er-ship]
    • /ˈfɒl oʊ ərˌʃɪp/

Definitions of followership word

  • noun followership the ability or willingness to follow a leader. 1
  • noun followership a group of followers or supporters; following. 1
  • noun followership Adherence to a leader. 1
  • noun followership the act of following rather than leading 0
  • noun followership the ability to follow a leader 0
  • noun followership A group of followers. 0
See all 6 definitions of followership

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Origin of followership

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; follower + -ship

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Followership

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Followership

followership popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

followership usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with followership

  • what is followership?
  • what is leadership and followership?
  • what is the difference between leadership and followership?

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