chieftainship

noun

Definition of chieftainshipnext
as in directorship

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  1. headship
  2. kingship
  3. chair
  4. helm
  5. presidency
Noun
  • These chapters exist under the headship of the National Students for Justice in Palestine, who distributed a toolkit identifying themselves as part of the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.
    Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2023
  • If people question the absolute infallibility of scripture, perhaps favoring a more literary or historical approach, then the case for male headship collapses.
    Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic, 3 Jan. 2022
Definition of headship
Noun
  • That’s the only boring nonsense about kingship is that you’re supposed to have an heir.
    Marc Malkin, Variety, 15 June 2024
  • At its founding, Rome was a kingship, but when subsequent kings became tyrannical, the Roman people overthrew the monarchy and established a republic, which had a remarkable history and lasted almost 500 years.
    Vickie B. Sullivan, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
Definition of kingship
Noun
  • So pull up a chair and take a read of some of our best stories of the week, plus a look at what’s coming next week.
    Peter Green, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Zoning Adjustment Board Member Shoshana O’Keefe is currently leading in that race with 76% of the vote against Todd Andrew, chair of the Solano Avenue Business Improvement District Advisory Board.
    Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of chair
Noun
  • Kelly was considered a bit of an underdog, and the Republican ticket in the general election had a controversial figure at its helm in then-Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who frequently spread misinformation about voter fraud.
    Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Following her death in 2015, Loretta’s daughter, Lucia Caponi, took its helm as creative director.
    Sofia Celeste, WWD, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of helm
Noun
  • His triumph in the Electoral College and the popular vote leaves democratic friends and allies of the United States wondering: Will a Trump presidency demand more burden-sharing from them, or even abandon them altogether?
    Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
  • None of it was nearly enough for Harris to clinch the presidency.
    Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of presidency
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