DEANSHIP Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

deanship

noun

as in presidency

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Recent Examples of deanship An additional $5 million will fund a deanship, $3 million will support a chair in biomedical engineering, and $5 million will establish a research fund for faculty fellowships, emphasizing cross-disciplinary collaboration. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

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Noun

Over the course of his presidency, in fact, Lincoln would call for nine such days of gratitude.

— Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 30, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
That isn’t the same on its rival Kalshi’s markets, where low-odds candidates for the presidency in 2028 have less volume than candidates with higher odds.

— Davis Giangiulio,Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of presidency

Noun

Following the meeting, on August 13, Meyer appointed a Policy Formulation Committee, under the chairmanship of Israel Friedlander, founder of an important local bank, the Gibraltar Savings and Loan Association.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
As China takes over chairmanship of BRICS for the coming year, the focus will undoubtedly shift toward implementing these smart manufacturing initiatives and institutionalizing the special economic zones.

— Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of chairmanship

Noun

Carvalho’s later Form 700s — for the entire period of his superintendency — are nearly blank.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
The fallout In the aftermath of the UFT’s formal notice, a letter campaign was launched that asked Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels not to appoint Lynch-Reyes to the permanent superintendency.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026

Definition of superintendency

Noun

This extends to the series building a side plot around McConaughey’s recurring flirtation with launching a bid for the Texas governorship.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
No Democrat has won the governorship since 2006, but the Cook Political Report recently rated the race as leaning Democratic.

— Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of governorship

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

This is a sensitive moment for Brazil's democracy Brazil emerged from military dictatorship in 1985 and has since developed into one of the world's largest democracies.

— Catherine Osborn, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Cseh, the archive's director, said successor governments to dictatorships rarely disclose the names of previous agents and informants, let alone records as detailed as those Hungary is preparing to release.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of dictatorship

Noun

Suggs is listed as the team’s point guard, but because of his tendency for turnovers and general lack of floor generalship, the coaches have deployed him more as a 3-and-D player.

— Josh Robbins, New York Times, 4 May 2026
There’s talk that this could be EMRO’s turn to hold the director-generalship.

— Helen Branswell, STAT, 14 Apr. 2026

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