headship

ˈhɛdˌʃɪp

Definition

Definition of headship - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

leadership role

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position of being a leader or head of an organization

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She assumed headship of the company last year..

command

leadership

duration of leadership

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the period during which one serves as a head or leader

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His headship lasted for a decade with significant achievements..

command

leadership

school leadership

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role of headmaster or headmistress in a school

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He was offered the headship at the local high school.

administration

leadership

principalship

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Origin of headship

Old English, heafod (head) + scipe (state)

Examples of headship in a sentence

The headship of the project was given to her.
Her headship was marked by innovation.
The headship of the committee changed hands last year.
She aspired to the headship of the prestigious academy.
The headship position required extensive experience in education.

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French:direction, mandat, ...
German:Leitung, Amtszeit, ...
Italian:leadership, ruolo di preside, ...
Spanish:liderazgo, dirección, ...
Portuguese:liderança, direção, ...
Chinese:领导地位, 领导任期, ...
Japanese:指導者の地位, 指導期間, ...
Arabic:رِيَاسَة, فَتْرَةُ الرِّئاسَة, ...
Hebrew:רֹאשׁוּת, כְּהוּנָה, ...
Russian:руководство, период руководства, ...
Ukrainian:керівництво, період керівництва, ...
Hindi:नेतृत्व, नेतृत्व काल, ...
Bengali:নেতৃত্ব, নেতৃত্বের মেয়াদ, ...
Catalan:direcció, mandat, ...
Czech:vedoucí funkce, funkční období, ...
Danish:lederskab, lederskabsperiode, ...
Dutch:leiderschap, leiderschapsperiode, ...
Greek:ηγεσία, θητεία, ...
Hungarian:vezetői tisztség, vezetés, ...
Khmer:តំណែងជាប្រធាន, អាណត្តិជាអ្នកដឹកនាំ, ...
Korean:지도자 위치, 지도자 기간, ...
Persian:رهبری, دوره رهبری, ...
Polish:przywództwo, okres przywództwa, ...
Portuguese (BR):liderança, direção, ...
Romanian:conducere, perioada de conducere, ...
Swedish:ledarskap, ledarskapstid, ...
Thai:ตำแหน่งหัวหน้า, ช่วงเวลาที่เป็นผู้นำ, ...
Turkish:liderlik, liderlik dönemi, ...
Vietnamese:chức vụ lãnh đạo, thời kỳ lãnh đạo, ...

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