governorship

[ guhv-er-ner-ship, -uh-ner- ]

noun

1. the duties, term in office, etc., of a governor.

ˈgovernorship

/ ˈɡʌvənəˌʃɪp /

noun

1. the office, jurisdiction, or term of a governor

Other Words From

• sub·gover·nor·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of governorship¹

First recorded in 1635–45; governor + -ship

Example Sentences

This isn’t a first-past-the-post contest in which the governorship is suddenly thrown wide open.

From Washington Post

California businessman John Cox, who has challenged Newsom previously for the governorship launched his Meet the Beast Bus Tour Tuesday morning at Miller Regional Park in Sacramento.

From Washington Blade

If Republicans can flip the six seats they need to take control of the chamber, they will break Democrats’ total control over Virginia state government even if Democrats win the governorship.

From FiveThirtyEight

In past midterms, a sizable number of governorships have switched party hands, too, often with major political ramifications.

From FiveThirtyEight

He increased the RNC’s budget from $19 million in 1977 to $45 million in 1980, enabling the once moribund party to win substantial victories in state legislatures, governorships and Congress.

From Washington Post

Self-funding Democrat Tom Wolf is running a singular battle for the governorship of Pennsylvania.

From The Daily Beast

During his governorship, Bush oversaw the construction of 38 prisons.

From The Daily Beast

During her campaign for the governorship in 2000, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, now in remission.

From The Daily Beast

Voters also swept Republicans into the governorship and control of the state legislature.

From The Daily Beast

By 1976, after Arch Moore was exposed as what he was, Rockefeller won the governorship and served two terms.

From The Daily Beast

Mayor Packard, your education as a politician has yet to be completed before you will be fit for the governorship of a state.

From Project Gutenberg

The Court of Proprietors voted by a large majority for his release and restoration to his governorship.

From Project Gutenberg

The seat of a governorship of low grade, like a kaimakamlik, is always a home of oppression in Turkey.

From Project Gutenberg

His tenure of the governorship of Urmi had been brief; but like the kingship of Roumania was always a pleasant reminiscence.

From Project Gutenberg

About 1840 he was offered the governorship of St. Lucia, but his love for his native island caused him to decline the offer.

From Project Gutenberg