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commissionership

commissionership

8.0
A period when someone serves in an official public job
  • noun
  • /kəˌmɪʃəˈnɜrʃɪp/
  • Formal
translation icon : comisionado
  • She applied for the commissionership after years of dedicated service in public administration.

Examples

  • The responsibilities of the commissionership include overseeing regulation and compliance within the agency.

  • During his eight years in office, the commissionership faced numerous challenges and controversies.

  • Her commissionership was marked by significant improvements in public transportation.

  • During his commissionership, several new policies were introduced to support small businesses.

  • The city saw major changes throughout the mayor's commissionership.

  • The new commissionership is exciting.

  • Mr. Johnson's commissionership was marked by significant reforms.

Synonyms

governorship
vscommissionership
24 6.7

The job of being the leader of a region

is usually a specialized appointed office with narrower task focus
chairmanship
vscommissionership
16 5.7

The time a person leads a committee, board or meeting

is an ongoing official post with defined public duties beyond meetings
judgeship
vscommissionership
  • Formal
9 7.4

An official job held by a judge

is an administrative or representative appointment rather than a legal decision role
directorship
vscommissionership
4 6.2

The job of being a leader in a company or organization who helps make important decisions

is an appointed public role focused on specific duties not corporate management
consulship
vscommissionership
  • Formal
1 9.7

The time when a consul, a high official, holds office, for example in ancient Rome

is a general administrative appointment in modern institutions rather than diplomatic role
mayorship
vscommissionership
1 4.2

The job and time in office of a city's elected leader

is often an appointed administrative role rather than an elected city leader
chiefship
vscommissionership
1 6.6

The time when a person leads a group

is a defined official term with specific institutional duties, not just leadership
senatorship
vscommissionership
1 7.2

The job of a person who speaks for people and helps make a country's laws

is an appointed or temporary administrative post rather than legislative membership
comptrollership
vscommissionership
  • Formal
9.9

A job managing and watching an organization's money and accounts

concentrates on general appointed duties rather than only financial tasks
inspectorship
vscommissionership
  • Formal
7.7

The official job of a person who checks places or work to see if people follow rules

covers broader administrative responsibility beyond inspecting and checks
secretaryship
vscommissionership
7.2

A period when a person holds a job managing office tasks and records

serves as an appointed decision or oversight role, not clerical support
wardenship
vscommissionership
9.1

The job of the person who manages a place like a prison or college

is a role focused on appointed public duties beyond guarding or caring
councilorship
vscommissionership
8.6

The job of being a member of a council who attends meetings and votes on local matters

refers to a singular appointed office with specific duties, not collective membership

How Long

long term
247 3.0
tenure
161 5.6
commissionership
  • Formal
8.0
term
5.8
short-term
225 3.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

commissionership = commissioner (transparent) = commission + er + ship

Formed regularly from 'commissioner' + '-ship' to mean the office or period of serving as a commissioner, a straightforward nominal derivation.

Etymology

Commissionership comes from commission, which comes from an old Latin word meaning 'to entrust', plus the ending -ship, like in leadership, which means 'state or position'. So commissionership is the job or position of being a commissioner, a person given responsibility for a task.