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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That effort failed, but as one of the last acts of his first governorship, Brown signed a bill to increase payments to such workers by about $3 billion a year, angering employers who must provide coverage.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Three years after resigning the governorship in a cloud of scandal, Andrew M. Cuomo is making final preparations to run for mayor of New York City and could announce his candidacy as soon as this weekend, according to four people familiar with the planning.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
In Colorado, the Democrats (my party), control the governorship, the attorney general’s office, the state legislature and a majority of our congressional delegation.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Early polls currently show for the governorship Democratic former Representative Abigail Spanberger leading polls against Republican candidate Earle-Sears, the current lieutenant governor.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Three years after resigning the governorship in a cloud of scandal, Andrew M. Cuomo is making final preparations to run for mayor of New York City and could announce his candidacy as soon as this weekend, according to four people familiar with the planning.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
In Colorado, the Democrats (my party), control the governorship, the attorney general’s office, the state legislature and a majority of our congressional delegation.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Early polls currently show for the governorship Democratic former Representative Abigail Spanberger leading polls against Republican candidate Earle-Sears, the current lieutenant governor.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Governorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/governorship. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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