Meaning & use
rudderless
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Lacking clear direction, purpose, or guiding leadership.
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After the founder left, the startup felt rudderless for several months.
The small boat drifted rudderless once its steering mechanism broke.
A note on using this word
Literally describes a boat without a rudder; the figurative sense is common in writing about organizations and politics.
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