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Recent Examples of directorship
The legacy of rules dates back to 1972, initially shaped by choreographer Texie Waterman and expanded during Suzanne Mitchell's directorship from 1976 to 1989.
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Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
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
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
Aged 22, Matheson completed a diploma in sport directorship.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Mladenov must also figure out how to transition Gaza from nearly two decades of Hamas rule to the Palestinian technocratic committee under his directorship.
—Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
Junnar is stepping away from the directorship at the end of this semester, the same time that her husband, Hiram Chodosh, will leave his position as CMC’s president.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The memorandum was cosigned by Vernadsky’s younger colleague Vitalii Khlopin, who had taken over the directorship of the Radium Institute from Vernadsky in 1939.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
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
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
Aged 22, Matheson completed a diploma in sport directorship.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Mladenov must also figure out how to transition Gaza from nearly two decades of Hamas rule to the Palestinian technocratic committee under his directorship.
—Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
Junnar is stepping away from the directorship at the end of this semester, the same time that her husband, Hiram Chodosh, will leave his position as CMC’s president.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The memorandum was cosigned by Vernadsky’s younger colleague Vitalii Khlopin, who had taken over the directorship of the Radium Institute from Vernadsky in 1939.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for directorship
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By the time Kennedy took the helm of the health department, McAfee had already developed close ties to his inner circle.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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The 86-year-old cleric had been at the helm of the Islamic Republic for 36 years.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 June 2026
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The news was announced by Tim McNeal, president of the HRTS board of directors, HRTS chair David Madden and HRTS CEO and HRTS Foundation chair Melissa Grego, along with Nancy Weintraub, Easterseals’ Southern California chief advancement officer.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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While the island doesn’t seem to need to eat people directly, there is a hungry entity of some sort that lives beyond the cellar door in the creepy chair room.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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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
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Murley, a member of the Lake Forest College board since 2019, assumed the chairmanship on June 1.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
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Higher inflation adds to conviction on the Street that Warsh will be unable to cut rates anytime soon, as he's championed prior to succeeding the chairmanship.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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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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Marcos, who currently holds the rotating presidency of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, led leaders of the 11-nation bloc in commemorating the 35th anniversary of ASEAN's diplomatic relations with Russia.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Marcos, who currently holds the rotating presidency of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, led leaders of the 11-nation bloc in commemorating the 35th anniversary of ASEAN’s diplomatic relations with Russia.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
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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
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Massey teaches the superintendency course and the principalship course at the University of Minnesota.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Directorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directorship. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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