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

In Virginia, Abigail Spanberger secured the governorship with a decisive lead over Republican Winsome Earle-Sears, while Mikie Sherrill prevailed in New Jersey following a campaign centered on affordability and public safety. —Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025

Last week, billionaire investor and climate activist Tom Steyer announced his campaign for the governorship. —The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 25 Nov. 2025

However, Democrats maintained control of the state House of Delegates and won the governorship in 2025’s elections. —Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2025

Democrats swept the first elections since Trump took office in January, including electing Reps. Abigail Spanberger, 46, and Mikie Sherrill, 53, to governorships of Virginia and New Jersey respectively. —Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025

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