Followership

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An adherence to a leader. countable, uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    A group of followers. countable, uncountable

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"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."

Etymology

From follower + -ship.

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