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

But after I fine-tuned my followership, I found people with distinct visual characteristics within the form.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2021

“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

In practice the citizens of the freest republic were face to face with one of the oldest political dilemmas confronting mankind: the question of leadership and followership.

From Civilization and Beyond Learning from History by Nearing, Scott