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

Your six years on Fox would put you in good company as a Republican seeking the governorship, what with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ronald Reagan’s own pre-politics claim to fame. —Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026

Yusuf Tuggar, who had been foreign minister since 2023, resigned last month to seek a state governorship. —Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026

For months, potential candidates dropped in and opted out, two Republicans led the polls in one of the nation’s bluest states, Democratic leaders were openly worried that the GOP could win the governorship by default with a 1-2 finish in the primary and, finally, scandal forced Swalwell out. —Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026

In the 1990s, the Legislature repeatedly expanded pension benefits in a bipartisan fashion — Republicans controlled the Senate for the entire decade and the governorship from 1995 under George Pataki. —Daniel Disalvo, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 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