governorship
noun
gov·er·nor·ship
ˈgə-vᵊn-ər-ˌship 
also ˈgə-vər-nər-
1
: the office of governor
2
: the period of incumbency of a governor
Examples of governorship in a Sentence
a candidate for the governorship
The state has done well during her governorship.
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The party holds both Senate seats, the governorship, and supermajorities in the state House of Representatives and the state Senate.
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Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
Unless both parties commit to electing more women to Congress and governorships, progress toward gender parity in political representation will remain slow and uneven.
—Meredith Conroy, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Dems will continue to hold the governorship and the Senate.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2024
California has a lengthy — very lengthy — list of critical economic, social and policy issues that are very likely to remain unresolved when Gavin Newsom vacates the governorship 26 months hence.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
Unless both parties commit to electing more women to Congress and governorships, progress toward gender parity in political representation will remain slow and uneven.
—Meredith Conroy, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Dems will continue to hold the governorship and the Senate.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2024
California has a lengthy — very lengthy — list of critical economic, social and policy issues that are very likely to remain unresolved when Gavin Newsom vacates the governorship 26 months hence.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Governorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/governorship. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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