governorship

noun

Definition of governorshipnext
1
as in management

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2
as in presidency

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Recent Examples of governorship The direct donation is the largest in the 20-year history of the group, VoteVets, and appears to be the largest to date for Ms. Spanberger, a former member of Congress who opted against running for re-election in 2024 to pursue the governorship. — Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025 The bottom line: DeSantis is entering the lame duck period of his governorship — and the Legislature on Monday reminded him of that. — Yacob Reyes, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025 State of play: The race for the governorship remains fairly open. — Ivana Saric, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025 Both Wilson and Mace are expected to vie for the South Carolina governorship in 2026, though neither has launched a bid. — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for governorship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for governorship
  1. management
  2. presidency
  3. supervision
  4. superintendence
  5. kingship
  6. control
  7. superintendency
  8. custody
Noun
  • Upon her sentencing, Gutierrez-Reed, who had blamed the film's management for the shooting, asked the presiding Santa Fe judge to consider probation instead of the maximum jail time.
    — Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Operating expenses Enhancing compliance and risk management has been the cornerstone of Wells’ operational strategy since Scharf took over.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of management
Noun
  • After forming under the Biden Administration, the Trump presidency will provide the ACPA with its first major test in protecting its interests and proving clean energy extends beyond party lines.
    — Newsweek, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Political spin is nothing new, and identifying reliable news and information can be hard to do during any presidency.
    — Seth Ashley, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of presidency
Noun
  • Francis, 88, has had double pneumonia for more than two weeks and remains under medical supervision as doctors work to stabilize his condition.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
  • But Ukraine, the OSCE, and Western partners viewed these elections as illegitimate and not in compliance with Minsk I, arguing that the troops were supposed to leave before elections took place, and that elections should occur under OSCE supervision.
    — Tetiana Kyselova, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2025
Definition of supervision
Noun
  • Their huge fortunes are the legitimate wages of superintendence; in the struggle for existence, money is the token of success.
    — Jeffery Vacante, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2025
  • In exchange for help from the league in obtaining loans, a country had to accept the league’s superintendence of its economic affairs.
    — Branko Milanovic, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
Definition of superintendence
Noun
  • The galleries are categorized according to three themes — religion, kingship, and society — and divided into historical eras: Predynastic, the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, the Late Kingdom, Ptolemaic (Greek) Egypt, and the Roman period.
    — Kate McMahon, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
  • In all this, Jesus was retrieving and modeling some of the remarkable kingship themes from Israel’s own scriptures.
    — N.T. Wright, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of kingship
Noun
  • Boston, which trailed 4-1 in the opening period, tried to generate momentum for a comeback in the second period and enter the third period with control of the game.
    — Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The Miami Herald retains editorial control of all work.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of control
Noun
  • As the superintendency reports, continued archaeological investigations will hopefully reveal more about the tomb and the surrounding necropolis, which may illuminate the social history of the ancient Neapolitan community that used it.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 July 2024
  • The superintendency for the largest suburban school district in southwest Ohio became vacant in January 2023, after former superintendent Matt Miller said a board member bullied him out of his position.
    — Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 4 May 2024
Definition of superintendency
Noun
  • One gun and several suspects are in custody, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens said.
    — Kristie Cattafi, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Man Threatened with Fine for Attempting to Reenter the U.S. with This Common Item After Vacation Victoria Police said Friday that the juvenile has been detained in custody since the incident and is expected to appear in child court at a later date.
    — Rachel McRady, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of custody

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