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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When Burgum assumed the governorship in December 2016, a monthslong protest was raging against construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which transports oil from North Dakota to Illinois.
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Mary Steurer, ProPublica, 24 Jan. 2025
An interest in politics led Carter to the Georgia State Senate, the Georgia governorship, and the White House, as the 39th President.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Loses for 1962 in the governorship of California and comes back and is elected in 1968 against all the odds.
—CBS News, 29 Dec. 2024
Gavin Newsom has just two years remaining of his governorship.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Mary Steurer, ProPublica, 24 Jan. 2025
An interest in politics led Carter to the Georgia State Senate, the Georgia governorship, and the White House, as the 39th President.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Loses for 1962 in the governorship of California and comes back and is elected in 1968 against all the odds.
—CBS News, 29 Dec. 2024
Gavin Newsom has just two years remaining of his governorship.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Governorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/governorship. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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