directorships

noun

plural of directorship
as in chieftainships

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  1. chairs
  2. reins
  3. helms
  4. presidencies
Noun
  • Throughout the yard is plenty of seating, both tables and chairs for entertaining and benches for contemplation — although Julie noted that there have been times they’ve been inundated with mosquitos.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • On one court, a dozen kids dribbled through drills at a clinic while their parents looked on from plush leather chairs.
    — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of chairs
Noun
  • Chapek thought Iger was out to undermine him as CEO and eager to reclaim the reins.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The correction, Garcia had taught her, was to hit the animal in the face with the reins.
    — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of reins
Noun
  • Shimmy helms chorus duties before passing the baton to Future, who shades a woman he’s done with.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2026
  • DeMicco helms Margie Claus from a script by Ben Falcone and Damon Jones.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of helms
Noun
  • Trump’s quarter millennial—featuring overt buffoonery and historic grifting as neighbors—was characteristic of his two presidencies.
    — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026
  • That's ahead of the midterms, which are typically low points for presidencies.
    — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of presidencies
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