liderança

Portuguese

Etymology

From liderar (“to lead”) +‎ -ança (“-ance”), from líder (“leader”), from English leader, from lead, from Middle English leden, from Old English lǣdan (“lead”), from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną (“lead”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /li.deˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /li.deˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /li.deˈɾɐ̃.sa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.dɨˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/ [li.ðɨˈɾɐ̃.sɐ]

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃sɐ
• Hyphenation: li‧de‧ran‧ça

Noun

liderança f (plural lideranças)

1. (uncountable) leadership (capacity of someone to lead)

   Synonyms: ascendência, autoridade, comando, controle

2. (collectively) the leaders of an organisation

   Synonyms: chefia, comando

3. lead (the state of being ahead, e.g. in a race)

Related terms

• líder
• liderado
• liderar