CAPTAINSHIP Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

captainship

noun

Definition of captainship

as in chairmanship

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Noun

The transaction failed to materialize and cost Musk his chairmanship of Tesla.

— Rob Wile, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Collins’ chairmanship explains her most recent advantage, but not her entire record.

— Nicholas Jacobs, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of chairmanship

Noun

Carvalho’s later Form 700s — for the entire period of his superintendency — are nearly blank.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
The fallout In the aftermath of the UFT’s formal notice, a letter campaign was launched that asked Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels not to appoint Lynch-Reyes to the permanent superintendency.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026

Definition of superintendency

Noun

Suggs is listed as the team’s point guard, but because of his tendency for turnovers and general lack of floor generalship, the coaches have deployed him more as a 3-and-D player.

— Josh Robbins, New York Times, 4 May 2026
There’s talk that this could be EMRO’s turn to hold the director-generalship.

— Helen Branswell, STAT, 14 Apr. 2026

Definition of generalship

Noun

Democrats are trying to flip the governorship as Democratic former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms faces Republican businessman Rick Jackson in a race both parties see as competitive.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Others remembered LePage’s governorship in a positive light and planned to vote for him this fall.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of governorship

Noun

After Edward the Confessor died with no heirs, Harold was crowned in January 1066, but William also claimed the kingship.

— Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
In the ancient kingship tradition, endangering the empire would cause a king to lose his farr.

— Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026

Definition of kingship

Noun

His raspy voice, his beard, his missing finger and the cadence of his speech have been fixtures of Brazilian public life since Brazil’s first direct presidential election after the dictatorship ended in 1985.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
This strategy is unlikely to work on liberal Israelis, who view this election as the last chance to save their homeland from sliding into dictatorship.

— Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of dictatorship

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