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governorship

governorship

24 6.7
The job of being the leader of a region
  • noun
  • /ˈɡʌvərnərˌʃɪp/
translation icon : gobernación
  • After an intense campaign, she was elected to the governorship, becoming the first woman to hold the office.
  • won the governorship
  • provincial governorship
  • elections for governorships

I mean, Republicans lost the governorship in Maryland and in Massachusetts.

Examples

  • Edwards had initially touted gambling as an economic catalyst in his race for the governorship.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The governorship was promised to Parkhurst, and it stands.

    Flamingo Road (1949)

  • If you decide to take on the governorship once again, I wish you Godspeed, Sir.

  • I mean, Republicans lost the governorship in Maryland and in Massachusetts.

    Megyn Kelly

  • When the Republicans captured the governorship in 1970, he shifted his focus.

    Academic text (1997)

  • And Long won the governorship of Louisiana on the eve of the Great Depression, promising to make Louisiana great again.

  • The PRI seemed to have taken the governorship of the western state of Jalisco from National Action.

    Blog text (17)

  • Twenty-nine out of the nation's 50 governorships are now in Democratic hands.

    Academic text (2009)

  • In addition, during Steele's time in office, Republicans won key governorships in New Jersey and Virginia.

    Blog text (17)

  • Romney had to forsake his governorship of Massachusetts to run for president, didn't he?

    Blog text (23)

How Senior

presidency
  • Formal
581 3.8
governorship
24 6.7
mayor
∞ 1.7

Surface Forms

governorship singular
governorships plural

Morphology

governorship = governor (transparent) = govern + or + ship

Formed from the noun 'governor' plus the suffix '-ship' meaning office or rank, so the meaning is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Governorship comes from govern, originally from an old word meaning 'to steer' or 'guide', like steering a ship. The ending -ship means 'the state or job of', as in friendship, so governorship is the job or office of a governor who leads a region.