GOVERNORSHIP Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

governorship

noun

Definition of governorship

as in management

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Recent Examples of governorship If elected, Hinojosa would be the first Texas Democrat to win the governorship since 1990 and the state's first-ever Latina governor. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026 Back then, the main way women got into high political office was to marry a man who had a Senate seat or governorship. — Gloria Steinem, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026 Tiffany plans to speak to the attendees about issues facing the state and share his vision of his plan for the governorship, if elected in November. — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The most destructive wildfire in state history, a blaze that killed 85 people and destroyed more than 18,000 buildings in Northern California, started two days after Newsom won the governorship in 2018. — Sophie Austin, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for governorship

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Noun

While some financial advisors have asset minimums, others may charge one-time, hourly or monthly fees rather than a percentage for assets under management.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
That’s because bank stocks are particularly difficult to forecast, given that their performance depends heavily on macro factors rather than information that management might have about the company.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of management

Noun

But like many figures in Silicon Valley, his politics appeared to drift to the right during Biden’s presidency.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Soon after taking over the presidency, Bolsonaro cut the budgets for the National Cinema Agency (ANCINE) and the Audiovisual Sector Fund (FSA) by nearly 43%.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of presidency

Noun

Kobzev said everyone who came into contact with the woman is under medical supervision.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
An investigation by The New York Times revealed that China and Iran have used Chinese open-source models to run propaganda campaigns through AI agents with limited human supervision.

— RENÉE DIRESTA, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervision

Noun

Following the meeting, on August 13, Meyer appointed a Policy Formulation Committee, under the chairmanship of Israel Friedlander, founder of an important local bank, the Gibraltar Savings and Loan Association.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
As China takes over chairmanship of BRICS for the coming year, the focus will undoubtedly shift toward implementing these smart manufacturing initiatives and institutionalizing the special economic zones.

— Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of chairmanship

Noun

Their huge fortunes are the legitimate wages of superintendence; in the struggle for existence, money is the token of success.

— Jeffery Vacante, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2025
We were told that Russia used these companies to hack the brains of suggestible yokels, and that only wise superintendence of social-media conversation by progressives could save the world from fascism.

— The Editors, National Review, 31 Oct. 2022

Definition of superintendence

Noun

York is told that Somerset is imprisoned in the Tower of London, but when this is disproved by Somerset’s entrance, York announces his claim to the kingship.

— Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
In the ancient kingship tradition, endangering the empire would cause a king to lose his farr.

— Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026

Definition of kingship

Noun

Badly injured, Captain Machchhar somehow opened the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower al-Hammami, and two off-duty pilots to take control of the plane and land it in Saudi Arabia.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 10 Oct. 2026
In recent years, business has also benefited from factors outside the company’s control, like a country music resurgence boosting the sale of acoustic guitars and Taylor Swift inspiring more young women to take up the instrument.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of control

Noun

Carvalho’s later Form 700s — for the entire period of his superintendency — are nearly blank.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
The fallout In the aftermath of the UFT’s formal notice, a letter campaign was launched that asked Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels not to appoint Lynch-Reyes to the permanent superintendency.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026

Definition of superintendency

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