judgeship
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈdʒʌdʒˌʃɪp/
- Formal
:
cargo de juez
- He'd consider a judgeship if the offer came his way, but never political office.
- a federal judgeship
Examples
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Dimitri is planning to run for a judgeship in this district, just as his father once did.
Fiction book (2002) -
Talk floated around the courthouse about a judgeship in his future.
Blog text (20) -
The deal is I lose my judgeship just going along for the ride.
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Let Junior Brown walk, win yourself a federal judgeship.
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Hope for a High Court judgeship?
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But maybe a lower circuit court judgeship.
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You've accepted a federal judgeship.
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They want me to run for that county court judgeship.
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Soon thereafter, the White House nominated Hillman to the federal judgeship he had been seeking.
Blog text (26) -
Dimitri is planning to run for a judgeship in this district, just as his father once did.
Synonyms
161
5.6
The period someone holds a job or position
105
6.1
The judge or judges who hear and decide cases in court
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Judgeship is made of judge and the ending -ship, and judge comes from old words that mean 'law' and 'say'. The ending -ship means the 'state' or 'position' of being something, as in friendship or leadership, so a judgeship is the office or position of a judge.