ledning

Ledning is a Swedish noun with multiple related senses. It most often denotes leadership or the act of guiding, but it also refers to a physical line or conduit such as a wire or pipe. The intended meaning depends on context.

In organizational and political contexts, ledningen designates the people or group responsible for directing an organization, department, or project—the leadership or executive. The term appears in phrases such as företagsledningen (the company’s management) or kommunens ledning (the municipal leadership).

In technical and infrastructural usage, ledning refers to a conductor or pathway for something to flow. This includes electrical conductors (elektrisk ledning or ledning for electricity) as well as pipes or ducts such as vattenledning (water supply pipe) or avloppsledning (sewer line). The word can cover similar conduits for gas, heat, or other utilities.

Etymology and related terms: Ledning is formed from leda 'to lead' plus the noun suffix -ning, yielding "the act or result of leading." Related Swedish terms include ledare (leader) and ledarskap (leadership).