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/
    • (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
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