rulerships

noun

plural of rulership
as in leaderships

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  1. leaderships
  2. governments
  3. managements
  4. administrations
  5. presidencies
  6. regulations
  7. operations
  8. directions
Noun
  • Similarly, leaders of the far-left and far-right parties will be excluded from government, perhaps unsurprisingly, as both parties’ leaderships, including Le Pen if her appeal is successful, are expected to stand against Macron’s would-be centrist successor.
    — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Definition of leaderships
Noun
  • The executions, announced Sunday, triggered condemnations by rights groups in the North African country that is divided between rival administrations, each backed by a set of militias and foreign governments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The two governments declined to answer a detailed list of questions emailed by the Tribune.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of governments
Noun
  • Most managements feel that the — on the price of their shares — that the higher, the better.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 9 Aug. 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
  • The Bush and Obama administrations were heavily criticized by Republicans for the bailout, spurring on the nascent Tea Party movement with complaints of government overreach into the free market.
    — Norah Rami, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Those deals took place under multiple presidential administrations of both parties, and various FTC leaders.
    — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of administrations
Noun
  • That's ahead of the midterms, which are typically low points for presidencies.
    — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
  • His reward in life was vast influence over one of the most consequential presidencies in generations.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
Definition of presidencies
Noun
  • In a blog post on Wednesday, Gates called for a new international organization to manage AI, drawing on elements from a nuclear inspections regime, international aviation regulations and ozone layer protection agreements.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, as is typical under state regulations, the inspector relied on safety and testing data provided by Six Flags that showed X2 had once again met safety standards adopted by the state.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of regulations
Noun
  • Mizan said that the verdict accused him of carrying out operations on behalf of Israel, the United States and other groups Iran considers hostile.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Lombardo directed state agencies to coordinate through Nevada’s emergency operations center.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of operations
Noun
  • This is different from heat-transporting phonons at room temperature, which spread out evenly in all directions.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
  • As of Sunday morning, the Hawk Fire was 0% contained and was moving in different directions as the winds changed, complicating the fight.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of directions
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