chieftainship

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Noun
  • McMahon, who has led PED as its interim director since the departure of Nicolle Newton last September, was offered the directorship last month by Mayor Kaohly Her.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
  • 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
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
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
Noun
  • She was wrapped in a blanket in her favorite chair.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • Chan, 47, who was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to San Francisco with her family at age 13, was first elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2020, and has been chair of its budget committee since February 2023.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Jue assumed the helm of Ragazzi eight years ago from founding artistic director Joyce Keil and has served for more than 25 years overall as a Ragazzi choral conductor.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
  • But with Disney recently reviving both Scrubs and Malcolm in the Middle, Rhys doesn’t see why that conversation cannot be revisited, especially with Oscar and Emmy winner Sally Field at the helm.
    Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • The Tribune’s second punch to Nixon’s presidency was delivered on May 9, 1974.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
  • Hunter Biden, who got his juris doctor from Yale Law School in 1996, was a frequent target of Republicans during his father’s presidency.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026
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“Chieftainship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chieftainship. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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