followership

American  

[fol-oh-er-ship] / ˈfɒl oʊ ərˌʃɪp /

noun

1. the ability or willingness to follow a leader.

2. a group of followers or supporters; following.

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Etymology

Origin of followership

First recorded in 1925–30; follower + -ship

Example Sentences

In actuality, what it nurtures and rewards is dutiful followership.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2025

Demetrius Fields, a standup comedian who amassed 2.8 million followers on TikTok from posting comedy sketches, said he spent a long time building his career and followership on the platform.

From Washington Times • Mar. 26, 2023

“We find that people who are able to make the job environment fun build followership more easily,” the company’s cofounder and co-CEO David Gilboa told Iris Mansour at Quartz.

From Time • Dec. 2, 2015

Q. Did you see an evolution in terms of followership while you were in Congress?

From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2015

Given the assumptions, the practices and the institutions of civilization, the catastrophic losses of the present century could have been foretold and, with competent leadership and disciplined followership, could have been averted.

From Civilization and Beyond Learning from History by Nearing, Scott