governorships

noun

plural of governorship
1
as in hands

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as in chairmanships

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  1. hands
  2. presidencies
  3. managements
  4. controls
Noun
  • The king crab legs are barely seasoned but expertly grilled and dripping with salty sweetness, the kind that’s hard to wash off your hands.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
  • To such the State renders comparatively small service, and a slight tax is wont to appear exorbitant, particularly if they are obliged to earn it by special labor with their hands.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of hands
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
Noun
  • And very few managements do much thinking or talking about opportunity costs.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
  • These are different eras, and the respective managements are no longer the same, but something about this feels off.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
Definition of managements
Noun
  • It got blown out by a momentary glitch, magnified by his lack of controls.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Security controls, compliance requirements and multi-cloud environments introduce legitimate meta-work; an organization with none of it would be insecure or ruinously expensive.
    — Tal Dagan, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of controls
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