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headship

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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head·ship /ˈhedʃɪp/ noun [countable]  1. IN CHARGE OFthe position of being in charge of an organization 领导地位[职务]2. British EnglishSES the job of being in charge of a school 〔中小学的〕校长职务
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headshipThe number of deputy headship vacancies also rose, from 2,132 to 2,417.This is obviously where the lack of leadership skills and abuse of headship most frequently surfaces.The problem of wife abuse is not one of feminism, secular humanism or a lack of headship in the home.But the report said few secondary schools advertised at less than £60,000, and primary headships had broken through the £50,000 barrier.These, as he entered the headship, were coming together as a mixed voluntary-aided comprehensive high school.Barth believes that the scriptures from Genesis forward imply the headship of man and the subordination of woman.Heads' realization of the headship role tended to fall into four main types.At the time of the election to the Coulson Professorship, the headship will have been filled.
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headship
headship /ˈhedʃɪp/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: head, heading, overhead, header, headship; adjective: overhead, heady, headless, headed; verb: head, behead; adverb: overhead
1. the position of being in charge of an organization
2. British English the job of being in charge of a school


head·shipBrE /ˈhedʃɪp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhedʃɪp/ 🔊 noun~ (of sth) the position of being in charge of an organization 主管职位the headship of the department部门领导的职位(BrE) the position of being in charge of a school 校长职位