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

No Democrat has won the governorship since 2006, but the Cook Political Report recently rated the race as leaning Democratic. — Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Kansas has a long tradition of trading off the governorship between parties without electing consecutive Democrats or Republicans. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

If elected, Hinojosa would be the first Texas Democrat to win the governorship since 1990 and the state's first-ever Latina governor. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Back then, the main way women got into high political office was to marry a man who had a Senate seat or governorship. — Gloria Steinem, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for governorship

• apostleship
• apprenticeship
• assistantship
• championship
• chancellorship
• citizenship
• companionship
• copartnership
• dictatorship
• directorship
• discipleship
• editorship