PREMIERSHIP Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

premiership

noun

Definition of premiership

as in presidency

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Recent Examples of premiership And for Rhaenyra, there are different visions of her premiership, one being something that looks a little like her father’s, that of the sort of moderate, kind of peaceful ruler. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 6 July 2026 However, he is not allowed to make new major policy announcements or spending commitments during what remains of his premiership. — ABC News, 24 June 2026 Yet meaningful change has been slow to materialize, souring views of Starmer’s premiership and inflicting heavy losses on the Labour Party in local government elections in May, which virtually sealed his fate. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 23 June 2026 Starmer’s resignation paves the way to the premiership for Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 June 2026 The threat to Starmer's premiership has been building for months following bruising defeats for his party in May local and regional elections. — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 22 June 2026 Burnham was endorsed Monday morning by former Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who had been a potential rival for the premiership. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 22 June 2026 If the Labour Party decides to unite around one person as its next leader, without an internal contest, Starmer could be out of the premiership by July. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 22 June 2026 However, voters began souring on the centrist Starmer’s premiership, leading to major growth in popularity for the Green Party on the left and Reform UK on the right—the newer party led by former Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage. — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for premiership

Noun

The money is a tiny fraction of the amount of cash Trump has raked in off of monetizing the presidency alone.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California displays another former Air Force One jet, but it wasn't transferred there until 2003, 14 years after his presidency.

— Zac Anderson, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of presidency

Noun

Imagine the charge, the potency, of Russell’s argument for free expressions and inquiry to subjects of a theocratic dictatorship.

— Matt Thompson, SPIN, 8 July 2026
Library Hours Peruse the hardcovers at Livraria Ler, a haven for Lisbon literati since 1970 that, in its early years, secretly sold books banned by the country’s dictatorship.

— Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

Definition of dictatorship

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

Quinn also made the decision to go play piano in New York at the end of last season after a steamy back and forth with Staten, whose father (Brett Cullen) challenged him for chairmanship of the Double K Ranch.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 June 2026
That is the inheritance now facing Warsh, who has openly cast Greenspan as a model for his own chairmanship.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 June 2026

Definition of chairmanship

Noun

The twin crises in unemployment insurance and pension benefits were left to Jerry Brown, Davis’ old boss, who regained the governorship in 2010.

— Dan Walters, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
In 2019, the first year of DeSantis’ governorship, Florida carried out two executions, and then three years passed without another.

— Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

Definition of governorship

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

Definition of generalship

Noun

China’s mastery of rocket reuse would significantly expand the country’s launch capacity, accelerating its ability to close the gap.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Then there’s the mastery of technical skills, physical conditioning, tactical intelligence, vision and mental toughness.

— Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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