Instead, as time went on all would find that their followers were gradually accepting the new philosophy leaving the old orders to die.

A democratic leader does not feel threatened when followers make suggestions, but instead accepts the contributions to help improve the overall quality of decision making.

Mr Yeltsin's followers accept the need for a pluralistic, market economy.

Since I claim you as my betrothed, our followers shall now accept my commands alone.

His followers would never accept the verdict of an American court.

You would be surprised, he added dryly, "at what his followers will accept from him without a whimper."

Her followers in Gabe unquestioningly accept her predictions even at the cost of their lives.

And it sounds like his followers have accepted that vision.

He and his followers would not accept mere description or prediction as science.

To persuade followers to accept and implement change, outstanding leaders engage in "frame alignment".