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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The proposals passed in all four states, including Ohio in 2023, where Republicans control both the House and Senate and governorship, just like in Florida.
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
Even though the state’s governorship isn’t on the ballot this year, the Republican Party of Wisconsin recently took a shot at Gov. Tony Evers regarding Milwaukee’s crime numbers.
—Journal Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2024
Sandoval was first elected Nevada attorney general in 2003, and then after serving as a federal judge won the governorship twice starting in 2010, before term limits forced him to step down.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2024
The state faces multibillion-dollar budget deficits well into the future due to what appears to be a semi-permanent plateau in revenues that cannot cope with sharp increases in spending during Newsom’s governorship.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
DeSantis is term-limited and will leave Florida's governorship in January 2027.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2024
The last exception to that came in 2014, when former Republican Bill Walker ran with the leading Democrat as his lieutenant governor and won the governorship of Alaska running as an independent unity ticket.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
One of the defining moments of Haley’s governorship came in 2015, when a White supremacist gunman killed nine Black churchgoers at Charleston’s Mother Emanuel AME church.
—Cnn Com Wire Service, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2024
In an interview, Jefferson largely attributed Republican setbacks to a lack of resources due to Democrats controlling the governorship since 2018 and noted Republicans have failed to win over Independent voters.
—Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2024
Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
Even though the state’s governorship isn’t on the ballot this year, the Republican Party of Wisconsin recently took a shot at Gov. Tony Evers regarding Milwaukee’s crime numbers.
—Journal Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2024
Sandoval was first elected Nevada attorney general in 2003, and then after serving as a federal judge won the governorship twice starting in 2010, before term limits forced him to step down.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2024
The state faces multibillion-dollar budget deficits well into the future due to what appears to be a semi-permanent plateau in revenues that cannot cope with sharp increases in spending during Newsom’s governorship.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
DeSantis is term-limited and will leave Florida's governorship in January 2027.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2024
The last exception to that came in 2014, when former Republican Bill Walker ran with the leading Democrat as his lieutenant governor and won the governorship of Alaska running as an independent unity ticket.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
One of the defining moments of Haley’s governorship came in 2015, when a White supremacist gunman killed nine Black churchgoers at Charleston’s Mother Emanuel AME church.
—Cnn Com Wire Service, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2024
In an interview, Jefferson largely attributed Republican setbacks to a lack of resources due to Democrats controlling the governorship since 2018 and noted Republicans have failed to win over Independent voters.
—Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Governorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/governorship. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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