Thesaurus results for RULERSHIP

rulership

noun

Definition of rulership

as in leadership

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Recent Examples of rulership After all, the messenger planet rules communication, information and technology, and in its sign of rulership, its influence is especially sharp, clever and mentally agile. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 May 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 Venus is currently in its house of rulership — your second house of money, security and sensual pleasures — while Saturn-Neptune retrograde presents you with a solid plan of action in your professional life. — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025

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Noun

The leadership changes and restructuring come as the opera company prepares for a new season.

— Catherine Muccigrosso July 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
Thirty-two states and countless cities have taken a leadership position on this topic and introduced higher local minimum wages—some approaching $15 per hour or more.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of leadership

Noun

The Obama administration designated Haiti for TPS in January 2010 after an earthquake killed 316,000 people, as reported by the Haitian government.

— Jay Weaver July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
The federal government is giving $1,000 to children born between 2025 and 2028.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of government

Noun

The property is now run by Uncommon Hospitality, the management company owned by Tony and Nate.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2026
Benjamin Greger, the former finance director for Mogul Vision, Burke’s management company, estimated that Burke generated more than $10 million in gross income between 2023 and 2025.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026

Definition of management

Noun

His move to the Foreign Office gives climate diplomacy a seat at one of the three great offices of state, at the exact moment the UK is preparing to take over the G20 presidency in 2027, following the US presidency in 2026.

— Nina Seega, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Midterm elections happen halfway through every four-year presidency.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of presidency

Noun

The administration turned to a temporary 10% across-the-board tariff on most trading partners, but on Friday those expired.

— Christine Romans, NBC news, 25 July 2026
Now protesters are using that same platform to mock his administration, ridicule pro-government television news coverage, transform confrontation with police into viral content and seize control of the online narrative.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

Definition of administration

Noun

However, any consideration of a project of this magnitude must be approached with careful analysis and responsible stewardship of public resources.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
Katherine Melchior Ray, author of Brand Global, Adapt Local, on why control is the wrong mental model and stewardship the right one.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of stewardship

Noun

Massive forest fires have forced the evacuation of some 200,000 people in southwestern France and central Spain, with residents fleeing towns near Madrid and Bordeaux on Friday as flames raged out of control.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
The Wildcats managed just two free throw makes in the entire Elam segment while KU took control of the contest.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

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