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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chieftainship
Noun
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Ortiz assumed directorship of MAMBO in March 2024, arriving from the field of journalism and media, with no experience in museum management.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 May 2026 -
But with being recently appointed music director of the Swedish Radio Symphony, general music director of the city of Cologne and being principal conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nationale della RAI in Turin, Italy, Orozco-Estrada is an unlikely candidate for a music directorship here.—
Steven Winn,
San Francisco Chronicle,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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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
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In the ancient kingship tradition, endangering the empire would cause a king to lose his farr.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One of the commission’s co-chairs, the North Carolina incumbent Representative Valerie Foushee, instead received ad-spending from the Public First side of the aisle.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Sitting on a worn wooden chair in the garden on a cool Tuesday afternoon, Chambers, 43, a professional glass and metalsmith, reflected on his antiquated strain of craftsmanship.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Noun
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This analysis will use Buffett’s blueprint as a lens through which to evaluate how Berkshire is performing, even while Greg Abel is at the helm.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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John Ternus is succeeding Tim Cook at the helm of Apple.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The war engulfed what remained of Johnson’s presidency, and his vision for a Great Society never achieved the height of his ambition.—
Mark Conway,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2026
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Not only were both men there, but so were almost all of the successors to the presidency.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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“Chieftainship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chieftainship. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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