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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However, the allegations of widespread fraud and mismanagement during Newsom’s governorship is not confined to those on the starboard side of the political balance beam.
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Dan Walters, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
There’s a theoretical possibility that with as many as a dozen Democrats in the field, the two Republicans could finish first and second in the June 2 primary and face each other for the governorship in November, despite the GOP’s very weak standing among voters.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
The Federal Elections Commission caught him simultaneously raising money for reelection to Congress and the governorship, which could pave the way for diverting millions in federal contributions to the governor’s race.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
That year, Chris Christie flipped New Jersey’s governorship, Bob McDonnell won the Virginia governor’s race in a landslide, and months later, Republican Scott Brown captured a Massachusetts Senate seat in a January 2010 special election, an upset that rattled Democrats.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
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Dan Walters, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
There’s a theoretical possibility that with as many as a dozen Democrats in the field, the two Republicans could finish first and second in the June 2 primary and face each other for the governorship in November, despite the GOP’s very weak standing among voters.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
The Federal Elections Commission caught him simultaneously raising money for reelection to Congress and the governorship, which could pave the way for diverting millions in federal contributions to the governor’s race.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
That year, Chris Christie flipped New Jersey’s governorship, Bob McDonnell won the Virginia governor’s race in a landslide, and months later, Republican Scott Brown captured a Massachusetts Senate seat in a January 2010 special election, an upset that rattled Democrats.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Governorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/governorship. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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