editorship

noun

ed·​i·​tor·​ship

1

a

: the position and functions of an editor

he had the editorship of the magazine

b

: the tenure of such a position

the publication thrived during his editorship

2

: editorial revision or alteration

it was hard to tell the extent of the Russian editorship of the reports

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