CHIEFTAINSHIPS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

chieftainships

noun

plural of chieftainship

as in directorships

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Noun

Ashley Basile’s spare set—table and chairs, green couch—quietly evokes lives pared down to their bare essentials.

— Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
Attendees instinctively ducked under tables and chairs, not knowing what had just happened.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Definition of chairs

Noun

Time was a crucial factor, given that Bond producers Eon were in talks about handing over the reins to the 007 franchise to Amazon MGM Studios.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 July 2026
The 49ers will hand some of their head-coaching reins over to a longtime assistant while Kyle Shanahan recovers from injuries suffered in a recent car crash.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 July 2026

Definition of reins

Noun

The young chef helms Maximo, a modern Mexican restaurant focused on heirloom corn and masa in the West University Place area of Houston.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Charlie Day helms Luigi, Jack Black is Bowser, Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek and Keegan-Michael Key will play Toad.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2026

Definition of helms

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