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

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

Since surviving a 2021 recall and cruising to reelection a year later, Newsom has transformed his governorship into a national platform. —Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025

The scenario remains hypothetical, strongly dependent on both Stefanik winning the governorship and a determination of official misconduct or other grounds for removal pertaining to Mamdani’s actions as mayor. —Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025

All eyes are on businessman Rick Caruso, who’s weighing whether to seek the governorship or run again for mayor of Los Angeles. —Dan Walters, Mercury News, 7 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