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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Reagan ran for his first office, that governorship, chiefly on that platform, of gutting Berkeley, glorious, research-prodigious, most incredible public university ever Berkeley.
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Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Republicans already control the majority of state legislators and governorships.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
But Ramaswamy, if his bid for the governorship is successful, wants to do away with income taxes.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
DeWine then selected ex-Ohio State University football coach Jim Tressel to take on the lieutenant governorship.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 24 Feb. 2025
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Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Republicans already control the majority of state legislators and governorships.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
But Ramaswamy, if his bid for the governorship is successful, wants to do away with income taxes.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
DeWine then selected ex-Ohio State University football coach Jim Tressel to take on the lieutenant governorship.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Governorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/governorship. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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