premiership

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Recent Examples of premiership The Coordination Framework, a coalition of Shiite parties with close ties to Iran and which acts as the kingmaker for the premiership, reportedly could not choose between the two candidates and left it to them to decide. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Jan. 2026 Abe, whose premiership is seen as Japan’s last period of political stability, held office from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026 More plans about the future of her premiership are expected to be unveiled in a major policy speech later this week, according to AP. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 21 Oct. 2025 Her premiership could thus end up being short-lived — much like that of her predecessor, Shigeru Ishiba, who was in office for a year. Arata Yamamoto, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025 There will be five judging rings each day with judging throughout both days of kittens, cats in championship, premiership and the household pet class. Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premiership
Noun
  • Following season 2's dramatic ending, which unveiled part of a plot to steal the presidency, Basso agrees to be Catherine's mole.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The offer was made in a call between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, the Turkish presidency said.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • If all goes to hell and America devolves into a rank dictatorship, beware the bootlicker.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Edner migrated from Haiti in the late 1960s to escape the Duvalier dictatorship and build a better life for his four daughters and three sons.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Trump, by contrast, ordered the capture of a leader already under narcoterrorism indictment and framed it as a drug bust and accountability for crimes, yet his opponents denounce him as aspiring to kingship and dictatorship.
    Paul Vallas, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Gold First, gold, typically given to kings, not only recognized Jesus' kingship, but also highlighted his incorruptible purity.
    Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • How the Fed continues to shape monetary policy around those risks will be watched closely by investors, especially with Kevin Warsh named as Fed chair nominee to replace Jerome Powell when his chairmanship ends in May.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The first ad focuses on how Collins secured money for Maine’s water infrastructure, a nod to her chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Some speculate that it is intended to force Powell to resign his governorship, which would otherwise continue till 2028.
    Raghuram Rajan, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
  • As senate president at the time, Codey was next in line to the governorship because the state had not yet established the position of lieutenant governor.
    Christine Sloan, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Filmmaking is blind instinct, petty calculations, smooth generalship, daydreaming, pig-headedness, grace, bluff, risk.
    Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
  • While his questionable generalship would be memorialized in a long poem by Alfred Tennyson, his other legacy is giving the world the sweater named after his title.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • His mastery of complex body movements made the ascent look like a ballet act 1,000 feet off the ground.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Based on the cult manga Kokumin Quiz, the series stars Takayuki Yamada as the charismatic host KK, whose mastery of spectacle keeps the nation enthralled as resistance brews beneath the surface.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026

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“Premiership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premiership. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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