collective leadership

collocation in English

meaningsofcollectiveandleadership

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collective
adjective[before noun]
uk
/kəˈlek.tɪv/us
/kəˈlek.tɪv/
of or shared by every member of a group ...
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leadership
noun[U]
uk
/ˈliː.də.ʃɪp/us
/ˈliː.dɚ.ʃɪp/
the set of characteristics that make a ...
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(Definition ofcollectiveandleadershipfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These can be summarized as a movement from individual tocollectiveleadershipapproaches and to an empowerment model where leadership is part of many roles.
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Moscow's starting point in 1953 was less clear, based as it was on improvisations by the strong men in the 'collectiveleadership'.
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It is now trying to fumble its way towards a civilised way of carrying it out, andcollectiveleadershipis probably an interim phase.
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We have indeed before us only the alternatives ofcollectiveleadership, collective control, or chaos.
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A council with that tradition—it now has acollectiveleadershipto avoid such problems—will not be seen to be too excessive.
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It is a matter of party disagreement whether it would be any better ifcollectiveleadership, management and administration of the press were brought about.
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There is acollectiveleadership, which is always conscious of its prestige and international standing.
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I suspect that a statutory framework was designed by acollectiveleadership.
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There was a clear vacuum of power due to an extremely weakcollectiveleadership.
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Collectiveleadershipis the order of the day.
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If so, all of us must, logically, be prepared to accept some form ofcollectiveleadershipor control.
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In the meantime we are encouraging the four regional chairs to work together in order to give as muchcollectiveleadershipas possible in the current circumstances.
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The protests were organized as a network coalition and guided bycollectiveleadership.
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The consensus within the party was that thecollectiveleadershipprevailed over the supreme leadership of one individual.
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He held onto the post until 1937 as part of acollectiveleadership.
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The kingdom was unique in an area where the basic political unit was a clan ruling a village via a kind ofcollectiveleadership.
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The village is administered by the village leader throughcollectiveleadership.
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The growth and strength of a workers' party with acollectiveleadership, acute theory, mass influence, and a policy of alliances with other social groups was indispensable for this strategy.
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