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anti-leadership

anti-leadership noun: the absence, rejection, or active opposition to traditional or established forms of leadership.

Noun

anti-leadership (uncountable)

  1. The absence, rejection, or active opposition to traditional or established forms of leadership.
  2. A style of management or governance characterized by the subversion, disruption, or decentralization of hierarchical authority.
  3. Behavior or ideology that challenges the necessity, legitimacy, or effectiveness of conventional leaders.

Origin of anti-leadership

anti (“against”) + leadership

Questions about anti-leadership

What does anti-leadership mean?
Anti-leadership means the absence, rejection, or active opposition to traditional or established forms of leadership.
What part of speech is anti-leadership?
Anti-leadership is a noun.

Words near anti-leadership in the dictionary

  1. anti-knock indexes
  2. anti-knowledge
  3. anti-labor
  4. anti-labour
  5. anti-lapse
  6. anti-leadership
  7. Anti-Lebanon
  8. anti-legalism
  9. anti-LGBT
  10. anti-liberal
  11. anti-liberals

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