governorship
noun
gov·er·nor·ship
ˈgə-vᵊn-ər-ˌship 
also ˈgə-vər-nər-
1
: the office of governor
2
: the period of incumbency of a governor
Examples of governorship in a Sentence
a candidate for the governorship
The state has done well during her governorship.
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Those tensions have only been inflamed by the party’s recent statewide losses: the governorship, attorney general, and secretary of state.
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Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2024
Though Arkansas will see two Democratic runoff elections this week, Republicans hold a supermajority in the ruby-red state’s legislature, alongside the governorship.
—Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Newsom has made climate change a centerpiece of his governorship, signing legislation to prohibit the sale of new gasoline-burning vehicles by 2035 and spending billions to expand solar, wind, offshore wind and other alternative energy projects.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
For the first time since 1984, Democrats won the governorship, the Senate, and the House.
—Glamour, 9 July 2024
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Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2024
Though Arkansas will see two Democratic runoff elections this week, Republicans hold a supermajority in the ruby-red state’s legislature, alongside the governorship.
—Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Newsom has made climate change a centerpiece of his governorship, signing legislation to prohibit the sale of new gasoline-burning vehicles by 2035 and spending billions to expand solar, wind, offshore wind and other alternative energy projects.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
For the first time since 1984, Democrats won the governorship, the Senate, and the House.
—Glamour, 9 July 2024
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“Governorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/governorship. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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