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Recent Examples of chairmanship
Sources told the Herald FitzGerald was at one point in line for Ways and Means committee chair under a potential Coletta Zapata presidency, and was offered the same budget committee chairmanship to flip to Worrell.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
The board voted unanimously on his chairmanship.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
The zoo said Benirschke is taking over the chairmanship from Steven Simpson, who will continue to serve on the board.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Under Do’s board chairmanship, CalOptima CEO Michael Hunn’s pay was increased by about 50% in 2022 to $841,500 a year.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Dingell lost the vote and the chairmanship.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Other new contenders for the chairmanship include Securities and Exchange Commission official Mike Selig and Treasury Department official Tyler Williams.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Trump has raged against Powell for most of his chairmanship, and is eager to replace him with a candidate more aligned with his views on the economy.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
His chairmanship has probably come during the most tumultuous time in ESPN's history.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
The board voted unanimously on his chairmanship.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
The zoo said Benirschke is taking over the chairmanship from Steven Simpson, who will continue to serve on the board.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Under Do’s board chairmanship, CalOptima CEO Michael Hunn’s pay was increased by about 50% in 2022 to $841,500 a year.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Dingell lost the vote and the chairmanship.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Other new contenders for the chairmanship include Securities and Exchange Commission official Mike Selig and Treasury Department official Tyler Williams.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Trump has raged against Powell for most of his chairmanship, and is eager to replace him with a candidate more aligned with his views on the economy.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
His chairmanship has probably come during the most tumultuous time in ESPN's history.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairmanship
Noun
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The limited series follows the life of President James Garfield (Michael Shannon), including his unplanned bid for presidency, his brief time as the 20th president of the United States and his assassination at the hands of Charles Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen).—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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Chavez died in 2013, at which point Maduro assumed the presidency.—
Ben Wieder,
Miami Herald,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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An additional $5 million will fund a deanship, $3 million will support a chair in biomedical engineering, and $5 million will establish a research fund for faculty fellowships, emphasizing cross-disciplinary collaboration.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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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.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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Trump, by contrast, ordered the capture of a leader already under narcoterrorism indictment and framed it as a drug bust and accountability for crimes, yet his opponents denounce him as aspiring to kingship and dictatorship.—
Paul Vallas,
Twin Cities,
6 Jan. 2026
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Gold First, gold, typically given to kings, not only recognized Jesus' kingship, but also highlighted his incorruptible purity.—
Nadia Cantú,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Massey teaches the superintendency course and the principalship course at the University of Minnesota.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
3 Oct. 2025
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As the superintendency reports, continued archaeological investigations will hopefully reveal more about the tomb and the surrounding necropolis, which may illuminate the social history of the ancient Neapolitan community that used it.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 July 2024
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His socialist dictatorship, hostile to human life, crushed Venezuelans’ freedoms for years.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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One of his uncles had been part of the resistance to the right-wing military dictatorship that controlled Greece between 1967 and 1974.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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So why did Takaichi torpedo bilateral relations so early in her premiership?—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
30 Nov. 2025
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More plans about the future of her premiership are expected to be unveiled in a major policy speech later this week, according to AP.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
21 Oct. 2025
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Filmmaking is blind instinct, petty calculations, smooth generalship, daydreaming, pig-headedness, grace, bluff, risk.—
Susan Sontag,
Vogue,
26 Oct. 2025
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While his questionable generalship would be memorialized in a long poem by Alfred Tennyson, his other legacy is giving the world the sweater named after his title.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Chairmanship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairmanship. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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