CHIEFTAINSHIP Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

chieftainship

noun

Definition of chieftainship

as in directorship

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Noun

That's because the legacy news program is under a mandate for updates and change under the new directorship of executive producer Nick Bilton.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
This year is the first under the directorship of Kelly Cornell, who also runs the Dallas Art Fair and brought some exhibitors from that event to the breathtaking mountain setting.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 30 July 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

York is told that Somerset is imprisoned in the Tower of London, but when this is disproved by Somerset’s entrance, York announces his claim to the kingship.

— Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 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

Most importantly, every seat is an individual chair with cup holder and arms; there are no bleacher seats — which are traditional at most college football venues.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
That same day, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, SpaceXAI CEO Elon Musk and Google DeepMind’s co-founder and chair Demis Hassabis each publicly responded to Amodei’s proposals in agreement.

— Kaitlyn Huamani, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of chair

Noun

At its helm stands von der Leyen, the 67-year-old former German defense minister, who has become a prominent figure at summits with leaders around the world, despite being a political appointee who hasn’t been elected to Europe’s top post.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
And, Munster argues, with a product stockpile of some of the most popular and durable tech on earth to build upon, Apple doesn’t necessarily need a product visionary at its helm to continue its world-dominating success streak.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of helm

Noun

Obama delivered seven Phoenix keynote addresses during his presidency.

— Jay Stahl, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
Venezuela’s removal from that group marks a change in Washington’s assessment following Maduro’s capture and Rodríguez’s rise to the interim presidency.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

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