Thesaurus results for RULERSHIP

rulership

noun

Definition of rulership

as in leadership

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Recent Examples of rulership On top of being the moon’s sign of rulership, the essence of Cancer encourages us to prioritize nourishment, safety and emotional stability. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026 Despite absolute rulership always resting with the ayatollah, Iran has some functioning republican institutions, including presidential elections. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026 Over time, the push and pull between the Scottish nationals and English rulership finally caused the stone to break. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025 Authority and rulership collapsed, and the familiar structures of the Holy Roman Empire were overturned, exposing the fragility of the existing social and religious hierarchies. — Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025

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Noun

Berkshire Hathaway held a major GM stake when Barra became CEO, and Buffett delivered a crucial vote of confidence in her leadership amid the 2014 recall crisis.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
The rest of the 2026-27 Playhouse on Park season has not yet been announced but is being rethought due to Brätt’s joining the leadership team just a few months ago.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of leadership

Noun

Parliament has 30 days to ratify the measures, and the government wants to expedite the process, calling for an extraordinary plenary session on housing for Friday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
In others, his accounts bought the debt after the federal government had executed regulatory or funding actions involving the very same borrower or project.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of government

Noun

In a brief, however, Suncor and Exxon argue that management of interstate and international greenhouse gas emissions lies with the federal government, not with the states.

— Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Red Lobster emerged from its 2024 bankruptcy in a lightning-fast three months and is now under the management of Damola Adamolekun, who was 35 at his appointment and the chain’s youngest-ever CEO.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of management

Noun

Every decade, the broadcaster sits down with the government and thrashes out its future, agreeing on its funding for the years ahead, and making detailed decisions about its governance and operating guardrails.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
The investment does not impact the day-to-day operations or governance of the team, whose controlling owner is Scott Malkin.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of governance

Noun

Over the course of his presidency, in fact, Lincoln would call for nine such days of gratitude.

— Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 30, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
That isn’t the same on its rival Kalshi’s markets, where low-odds candidates for the presidency in 2028 have less volume than candidates with higher odds.

— Davis Giangiulio,Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of presidency

Noun

The court’s decision comes just weeks after the administration erected the first border wall panels in the Big Bend sector in the middle of September.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
An administration official told ABC News that’s because the federal government didn’t collect the user fees in those states.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of administration

Noun

More form than function, police work’s stewardship of capitalism exists largely in the tactical imagination.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Rage is not a worthwhile substitute for smart, prescient and responsible stewardship of an absolutely necessary ingredient of modern life.

— Rick Nicita, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of stewardship

Noun

Heading into the midterm elections, AI now ranks as a key issue in races that will help decide control of both chambers of Congress.

— Jeff Masonand Michael Shepard Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Precise attitude control keeps those instruments pointed at their targets as the satellites race around Earth.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

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