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[ guhv-er-ner-ship, -uh-ner- ] / ˈgʌv ər nərˌʃɪp, -ə nər- /
nounthe duties, term in office, etc., of a governor. Origin of governorshipFirst recorded in 1635–45; governor + -ship OTHER WORDS FROM governorshipsub·gov·er·nor·ship, nounWords nearby governorshipgovernmenty, governor, governorate, governor general, governor's council, governorship, Governors Island, Governor Winthrop desk, Govind Singh, Govt., gowan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for governorshipSelf-funding Democrat Tom Wolf is running a singular battle for the governorship of Pennsylvania. Lone Wolf Winning in Pennsylvania|Ben Jacobs|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST During his governorship, Bush oversaw the construction of 38 prisons. Prison Reform is Bigger in Texas|Olivia Nuzzi|April 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST During her campaign for the governorship in 2000, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, now in remission. Never Bet Against Senator Heidi Heitkamp, North Dakota’s Rising Star|Sandra McElwaine|January 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Voters also swept Republicans into the governorship and control of the state legislature. North Carolina Punishes Owners of Gas Efficient Cars|Daniel Gross|June 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
By 1976, after Arch Moore was exposed as what he was, Rockefeller won the governorship and served two terms. Rockefeller's Retirement|Michael Tomasky|January 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST The governorship of Theodore Roosevelt was marked by a deal of fine constructive legislation and administration. Theodore Roosevelt and His Times|Harold Howland He had ambition, and was being mentioned for the governorship. The Forged Note|Oscar Micheaux James O. Davidson rose to the governorship of Wisconsin through long service in subordinate capacities. The Scandinavian Element in the United States|Kendric Charles Babcock The Elector's brother died and was succeeded in the governorship of the Condeminium by the Elector's brother, a youth of eighteen. The Life of John of Barneveld, 1609-15, Volume I.|John Lothrop Motley Dr Limit of French settlement, 8; governorship of, abolished, 21. The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History|Various
British Dictionary definitions for governorship
nounthe office, jurisdiction, or term of a governor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |