International Dictionary of Adult and Continuing Education
1. Personal quality or gift that enables a person to inspire and influence others.
See also personality. 2. A sociological term that is used to describe a person or leader who has the characteristic of inspiring others to follow. It is not necessarily a personal characteristic, shared by each person, since the actual authority of charisma ultimately resides in the followers and they can both give or withdraw their allegiance.
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