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Leadership [agentive]
These are words referring to control by a Leader over a particular entity or group (the Governed) or an Activity. The frame contains both nouns referring to a title or position (e.g. director, king, president), and verbs describing the action of leadership (e.g. rule, reign). With verbs, it is possible to mention the Role played by the Leader (often a name of a leading position, e.g., king)
Sebek em hat|lea was a Leader of Priests|gov. ca. 1780 BC
In 1789 Fletcher Christian led the mutiny on HMS Bounty
Louis XIV ruled over his people as king for the longest period of any European monarch.
Compare to: Appellations.
Sebek em hat|lea was a Leader of Priests|gov. ca. 1780 BC
In 1789 Fletcher Christian led the mutiny on HMS Bounty
Louis XIV ruled over his people as king for the longest period of any European monarch.
Compare to: Appellations.
Properties
- ID
- #73
- Entry
- frm_leadership
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Leadership (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Leadership
Core Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activity |
The Leader directs the Activity.
The captain's cousin led the mutiny. John Cage is one of the leaders of the minimalist music movement. |
category
activity
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| Governed |
The entity whose actions or beliefs the Leader directs in the context of a joint activity or movement. This entity can be a political body, a person, or a group of people.
Cyprus Turks turn against their|gov leader Naoto Kan is the new leader of the Democratic Party of Japan|gov. King Hussein ruled Jordan|gov. |
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| Leader |
The Leader is the one who has the role of leading. With verbs, and with predicate nominals linking an individual to a Role, the Leader is usually the External Argument:
King Hussein ruled Jordan. Hussein was King of Jordan. With leadership nouns, the frame element Leader is most frequently instantiated by the target itself. The [queen|Leader] announced her upcoming visit to Belgium. |
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| Role |
The role played by the Leader in a given situation, often an official title; incorporated in most noun LUsin this frame. When expressed separately from the target, Role usually occurs in a PP Complement headed by as.
Hussein reigned as King of Jordan |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Activity
Governed
CoreSet
Leader
Role
Peripheral Frame Elements (8)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
The Degree to which leadership is asserted.
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category
degree
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| Descriptor |
The Descriptor is a temporary condition of the Leader.
A nervous|des governor stepped up to the lectern to give his speech. |
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| Duration |
Leadership by any particular individual is frequently limited in time, which is noted here as Duration. Duration usually occurs in a PP Complement.
She reigned for 3 years. |
category
duration
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| Manner |
Manner refers to the style/way in which the leadership is asserted.
Alternative and orthodox practitioners reign harmoniously side by side. |
category
manner
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| Means |
Means identifies act(s) performed by the Leader through which leadership is maintained.
He ruled by sheer brutality and intimidation|Mns. Napolean reigned by the grace of God and the will of the people|Mns. |
category
state_of_affairs
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| Place |
The locale from which the Leader leads the Governed or the Activity.
He ruled the west from his palace in Milan. |
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| Time |
Time refers to the point in time that the leadership took place.
The general led his troops into battle on June 22, 1883. |
category
time
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| Type |
This FE indicates what subtype of the general category the Leader belongs to.
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depictive |
Depictive refers to that which describes one of the participants in the leadership relationship.
He led them for a thousand years, strong, bold, and deathless|Dep. |
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| Domain |
The relevant Domain within which the Leader rules. This includes a specification of a country that the Leader serves (Iranian officials) or any other organizations that the Leader acts as part of (congressional representative; several directors from UNHCR).
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Frame-Frame Relations (3)
Causative
See_also
Using
Lexical Units (107)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| administer.v | — | FN: supervise in the administrative funtions of |
| administration.n | — | FN: the government under a given leader |
| authority.n | — | COD: a person or organization exerting control in a particular political or administrative sphere. |
| baron.n | — | FN: a member of the lowest order in British nobility, or a powerful person in business or industry |
| bishop.n | — | COD: a senior member of the Christian clergy, usually in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders. |
| boss.n | — | COD: a person who is in charge of an employee or organization. |
| caliph.n | — | COD: the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler, regarded as the successor of Muhammad |
| captain.n | — | FN: the person in command (of a ship, airplane, sports team, etc). |
| ceo.n | — | See: chief executive officer.n |
| chair.v | — | FN: to preside over an organization, usually a committee, as the chair person |
| chairman.n | — | COD: a person in charge of a meeting, committee, company, or other organization. |
| chairperson.n | — | COD: a chairman or chairwoman (used as a neutral alternative). |
| charge.n | — | FN: command, control. |
| chief executive officer.n | — | FN: the highest ranking executive in charge of total management of a company or organization. |
| chief.n | — | COD: the head of an organization. |
| chieftain.n | — | COD: the leader of a people or clan. |
| command.n | — | COD: authority, especially over armed forces. |
| command.v | — | COD: be in charge of. |
| commandant.n | — | COD: an officer in charge of a particular force or institution. |
| commander.n | — | COD: a person in authority, especially in a military context. |
| commissioner.n | — | FN: the head of a public organization |
| congressman.n | — | FN: a male official who is a member of congress, and especially of the US House of Representatives |
| congresswoman.n | — | FN: a female official who is a member of congress, and especially of the US House of Representatives |
| crown prince.n | — | FN: a prince |
| despot.n | — | FN: a rule who holds absolute power |
| dictator.n | — | COD: a ruler with total power over a country |
| diplomat.n | — | COD: an official representing a country abroad. |
| director general.n | — | COD: the chief executive of a large organization. |
| director.n | — | COD: person who is in charge of an activity, department, or organization. |
| doyen.n | — | COD: the most respected or prominent person in a particular field. |
| doyenne.n | — | COD: (feminine) the most respected or prominent person in a particular field |
| drug lord.n | — | FN: The leader of a criminal organization which traffics in illegal drugs |
| duchess.n | — | FN: the wife/widow of a duke, or a woman holding a rank equivalent to duke |
| emperor.n | — | COD: the ruler of an empire. |
| empress.n | — | COD: the female ruler of an empire, or the wife/widow of an emperor |
| executive.n | — | FN: the head of a business, law, or government agency |
| general.n | — | COD: a commander of an army, or an army officer ranking above lieutenant general. |
| govern.v | — | COD: conduct the policy and affairs of (a state, organization, or people). |
| government.n | — | FN: the collective powers that govern a political entity, conceptualized as a legal person. |
| governor.n | — | FN: head of a public institution or a state, district, etc. |
| head.n | — | COD: a person in charge; a director or leader. |
| head.v | — | COD: be or act as the head of. |
| headmaster.n | — | COD: chiefly Brit. a male head teacher. |
| high priest.n | — | FN: a priest with authority over a large number of people. |
| hold sway.v | — | FN: have control (over some jurisdiction or group). |
| imam.n | — | COD: the person who leads prayers in a mosque. |
| kaiser.n | — | COD: the German Emperor, the Emperor of Austria, or the head of the Holy Roman Empire. |
| khan.n | — | COD: a title given to rulers and officials in central Asia, Afghanistan, and certain other Muslim countries. |
| khedive.n | — | COD: the title of the viceroy of Egypt under Turkish rule 1867-1914 |
| king.n | — | COD: the male ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth. |
| lawmaker.n | — | FN: An official who works to create legislation |
| lead.v | — | COD: be in charge or command of. |
| leader.n | — | COD: the person who leads, commands, or precedes a group, organization, or country. |
| leadership.n | — | FN: the elected official or officials |
| legislator.n | — | FN: an elected official working in the legislature; one who makes the laws |
| legislature.n | — | FN: the group within government that makes laws. |
| maharaja.n | — | COD: historical an Indian prince |
| major general.a | — | FN: a ranking within various militaries around the world |
| mayor.n | — | COD: the elected head of the municipal corporation of a city or borough. |
| minister.n | — | COD: a head of a government department. |
| mogul.n | — | FN: a powerful head of a major company, especially with respect to a particular industry |
| monarch.n | — | COD: a sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor. |
| officer.n | — | FN: a person who is in a role of authority in an institution |
| official.n | — | COD: a person holding public office or having official duties. |
| overlord.n | — | COD: A ruler, especially a feudal lord. |
| pasha.n | — | COD: The title of a Turkish officer of high rank. |
| power.n | — | COD: a country viewed in terms of its international influence and military strength |
| power.n | — | COD: political authority or control. |
| premier.n | — | COD: a Prime Minister or other head of government. |
| preside.v | — | COD: be in a position of authority in a meeting, court, etc; be in charge of (a situation). |
| president.n | — | COD: the elected head of a republican state. |
| president.n | — | FN: the head of an organization, company, university, or trade union. |
| presidential.a | — | FN: of or pertaining to a president |
| prime minister.n | — | COD: the head of an elected government; the principal minister of a sovereign or state. |
| prince.n | — | FN: In terms of a monarchical government, the royal heir to kingship |
| principal.n | — | FN: the head or senior person in an organization or group, especially a school or collge. |
| queen.n | — | COD: the female ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth. |
| rector.n | — | FN: a leader in charge of a church or other institution |
| regime.n | — | COD: a government, especially an authoritarian one. |
| reign.v | — | COD: rule as monarch. |
| representative.n | — | FN: a politician that represents a constituent in a democratic government |
| rule.n | — | COD: control or government. |
| rule.v | — | COD: exercise ultimate power over (a people or nation). |
| ruler.n | — | COD: a person or agent exercising government or dominion. |
| run.v | — | COD: be in charge of; manage or organize. |
| satrap.n | — | COD: a subordinate or local ruler |
| secretary.n | — | FN: the person in charge of a subsection of the government, i.e. the Secretary of Defense |
| senate.n | — | FN: a legislative body of governement officials |
| shah.n | — | COD: a title of the former monarch of Iran. |
| sheik.n | — | COD: an Arab leader, especially the chief or head of a tribe, family, or village |
| sovereign.n | — | COD: a supreme ruler, especially a monarch. |
| spearhead.v | — | FN: to lead (usually used metaphorically, with effort, plan, project, etc. as the direct object). |
| state.n | — | FN: a metonymic term for governmental actions, departments, and personnel |
| sultan.n | — | COD: a Muslim sovereign. . |
| superintendent.n | — | FN: middle rank person in charge of a public institution. |
| supervisor.n | — | FN: person in charge of a limited jurisdiction, often a county or city. |
| suzerain.n | — | COD: a sovereign or state having some control over another state that is internally autonomous |
| tsar.n | — | COD: an emperor of Russia before 1917 |
| tsarina.n | — | COD: an empress of Russia before 1917 |
| tyrant.n | — | FN: a cruel ruler |
| vice-captain.n | — | FN: a person serving in the place of or as a deputy for the captain |
| vice-chairman.n | — | FN: a person deputizing for a chairman and serving in his place during his absence or indisposition |
| vice-president.n | — | COD: an official or executive ranking below and deputizing for a president. |
| vice-president.n | — | FN: second to the president of an organzation, company, university, or trade union. |
| vice-principal.n | — | FN: an officer ranking immediately below a principal and serving as his/her deputy |
| viceroy.n | — | COD: a ruler exercising authority in a colony on behalf of a sovereign. |
| vizier.n | — | COD: high official in some Muslim countries, especially in Turkey under Ottoman rule |
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