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

ConnCAT and ConnCORP founder Carlton Highsmith, who serves as the board chair of both organizations, had already announced his own plans to step down at the end of the year.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Its kitchen could barely fit two people, and there was only one table with a few chairs.

— Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of chair

Noun

Initially known as an accessories label, Chan Luu has been making a strong push into ready-to-wear and reviving the brand under the helm of chief executive officer and creative director Tessa Tran.

— Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of helm

Noun

McGovern lost, Obama won—but Obama won the presidency without transforming the Democratic foreign-policy class.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Infantino moved this week to calm critics of his hands-on executive presidency by offering to open an independent review of FIFA’s governance standards and decision-making.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of presidency

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