[1925–30; follower + -ship]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: chain reaction, distinctive feature, off-line, payload, runout-ship is a native English suffix of nouns denoting condition, character, office, skill,etc. Other words that use the affix -ship include: clerkship, friendship, statesmanship
Examples of 'followership' in a sentence
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Followership did not mean being a doormat, blindly following those above, she said.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Each of the leaders is guilty of followership rather than leadership.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It also requires what might be termed followership.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
What about showing employees how to provide effective followership?
Globe and Mail (2014)
Leadership and followership is a reciprocal relationship.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
A lucky few are able to convert leadership into followership and take people with them, voluntarily.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
And when we call for leaders, we're attesting to a weakness, an acquiescence in followership.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is about flawed followership.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
She is confident that as the economy improves more companies will accept followership as part of their training.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The best training for leadership and followership is a sense of responsibility for the common good.