governorship

noun gov·er·nor·ship \ ˈgə-vᵊn-ər-ˌship also ˈgə-vər-nər- \

Updated on: 13 Apr 2018

Definition of governorship

1 : the office of governor

2 : the period of incumbency of a governor

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Examples of governorship in a Sentence

a candidate for the governorship
The state has done well during her governorship.

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Once that thread was pulled, Leche's governorship began quickly to unravel, laying bare an extensive network of graft and corruption.

— mike scott, NOLA.com, "In a Mandeville swamp, an accidental memorial to a historically crooked politican," 10 Apr. 2018
But at the same time, for the first time in his governorship, Cuomo seemed truly vulnerable.

— alex shephard, The New Republic, "Cynthia Nixon Is in Andrew Cuomo’s Head," 5 Apr. 2018
Ruling party candidate Jose Antonio Meade launched his campaign Sunday in the colonial city of Merida, the capital of a state his Institutional Revolutionary Party hopes to retain, with nine governorships at stake.

— Fox News, "Mexican front-runner, ruling party candidate start campaigns," 1 Apr. 2018
Ruling party candidate Jose Antonio Meade launched his campaign Sunday in the colonial city of Merida, the capital of a state his Institutional Revolutionary Party hopes to retain, with nine governorships at stake.

— BostonGlobe.com, "Costa Ricans split over gay marriage vote for next president," 1 Apr. 2018
Consider this: Bevin's relationship with GOP lawmakers hits bottom at key point in his governorshipONLY HE KNOWS FOR SURE Will Bevin run?

— morgan watkins, The Courier-Journal, "Everyone is watching Gov. Matt Bevin gain fame in national politics but no one knows why," 29 Mar. 2018
When Pat Brown began his governorship, Jerry was twenty and a Jesuit novice, honoring vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

— rachel aviv, The New Yorker, "Inside California’s War on Trump," 19 Mar. 2018
But the governorship would be open in 2018, while Senator Inhofe, in his 80s, would likely retire in the next several years.

— alexander nazaryan, Newsweek, "How the EPA's Scott Pruitt Became the Most Dangerous Member of Trump’s Cabinet," 8 Feb. 2018
If all that wasn’t enough, there’s a weird subtext in the situation that goes back to the beginning of the election cycle that eventually lifted Grietens to the governorship.

— ed kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Missouri Governor Eric Greitens Is in a World of Trouble," 17 Jan. 2018

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: the job of a governor
: the period when a person is a governor

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governorship

noun gov·er·nor·ship \ ˈgə-vər-nər-ˌship , ˈgə-və-nər- \

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2 : the term of office of a governor

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