principalship
- noun
- /ˈprɪnsəpəlˌʃɪp/
- The challenges of the principalship require strong leadership skills and dedication.
- experience in principalship
- school principalship
Examples
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The principalship assumes that you are willing to handle your responsibilities and face the challenge of your position.
Academic text (1990) -
During their first few months of principalship, principals receive six weeks of part-time training at the Institute of Teacher Re-training.
Academic text (1991) -
Many of the duties associated with the principalship were identified as satisfying.
Academic text (2004) -
The current educational reform environment is inflicting serious damage on the school principalship.
Academic text (2005) -
" Successful administrators work hard, take time for family and self, and revel in the challenges of the principalship.
Academic text (1993) -
She had become an assistant principal for one year and assumed the principalship the following year.
Academic text (2006) -
At Dellucci, Harding began his principalship by making the school an ACT testing site.
Academic text (2014) -
Prior to completion, he accepted an elementary principalship in the Sparta School District in southern Illinois, where he enjoyed tremendous success.
Academic text (1993) -
The principalship has traditionally been the subject of numerous studies that examine differing competencies associated with the position.
Academic text (1992) -
The duties of the principalship continue to expand (Portin, Shen, & Williams, 1998).
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
The position of being the leader of a group or organization
The job of being the main teacher who runs a school
The job of being the woman in charge of a school
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Principalship comes from principal, originally from an old word meaning 'first' or 'chief' and sharing the same root as prince, plus the ending -ship meaning 'position' or 'state', like in friendship. So, principalship means the 'position of being the head' of a school.