chieftainship

noun

Definition of chieftainshipnext
as in directorship

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  1. directorship
  2. headship
  3. kingship
  4. chair
  5. helm
  6. presidency
Noun
  • Pauker will also take over the directorship of the Musée d’Art Contemporain de Lyon (macLYON), her appointment maintaining the long-standing partnership between the Biennale and the museum.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Almost three decades later, Jil Sander, now under the creative directorship of Simone Bellotti, and Puma are back together again.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of directorship
Noun
  • These chapters exist under the headship of the National Students for Justice in Palestine, who distributed a toolkit identifying themselves as part of the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.
    — Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2023
  • If people question the absolute infallibility of scripture, perhaps favoring a more literary or historical approach, then the case for male headship collapses.
    — Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic, 3 Jan. 2022
Definition of headship
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
  • Op de Beeck lauds it as an icon of midcentury design analogous to an Eames chair, and the product of exacting skill and patience.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Another rose from her chair to update Barbosa on her recent brain surgery.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of chair
Noun
  • At the very top is a flybridge with a single central helm, a bar, a lounge, a forward daybed, and a hardtop.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2026
  • He was also named to the creative helm of Canada Goose in 2024.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of helm
Noun
  • This president has seized way too much power in this imperial presidency.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The presidency said the military deployment began the day after the clashes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
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“Chieftainship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chieftainship. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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