captainship

noun

Definition of captainshipnext
as in chairmanship

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  1. presidency
  2. superintendency
  3. generalship
  4. governorship
  5. kingship
  6. dictatorship
  7. mastery
  8. dominance
Noun
  • In 2017, after being sworn in, Trump began his presidency with a dark speech laden with hard conservative rhetoric that not only echoed his 2016 campaign but would set the stage for his first term.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Although Biden’s administration can claim various key moments of success over the past four years, his presidency was consciously framed around defending and protecting democratic norms, McKay Coppins said last night.
    The Editors, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of presidency
Noun
  • As the superintendency reports, continued archaeological investigations will hopefully reveal more about the tomb and the surrounding necropolis, which may illuminate the social history of the ancient Neapolitan community that used it.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 July 2024
  • The superintendency for the largest suburban school district in southwest Ohio became vacant in January 2023, after former superintendent Matt Miller said a board member bullied him out of his position.
    Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 4 May 2024
Definition of superintendency
Noun
  • In the event, stronger morale, superior generalship, and Russia’s overconfidence (and consequent expectation of a rapid victory) proved of outsize importance.
    Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Ultimately, no one commander can make the difference between winning and losing for Ukraine, O’Brien said, and the issues that Kyiv faces right now — with manpower and weaponry running low — are not ones that can be solved by exceptional generalship.
    Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
Definition of generalship
Noun
  • Judy Shelton got a taste of patent medicine of this sort when she was mobbed out of a Federal Reserve governorship.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • This trend could spell bad news for Republican hopes of holding onto Virginia's governorship.
    Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of governorship
Noun
  • In all this, Jesus was retrieving and modeling some of the remarkable kingship themes from Israel’s own scriptures.
    N.T. Wright, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Each period touches on three themes: society, kingship, and beliefs.
    Nada El Sawy, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of kingship
Noun
  • Since the peaceful revolution against the Assad dictatorship in 2012, the United States found ways to advance change.
    Brandon Hoffman, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
  • For his part, Rubio kept a serious stance while making his case for the new role and speaking out against dictatorship regimes, but also, kept several exchanges with senators lighter at times.
    Claudia Grisales, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of dictatorship
Noun
  • Before long Fagin passes on his mastery to a new student who goes by the name of the Artful Dodger.
    Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
  • From the surprise drop of 2013’s visual album to the three-act reclamation of Black musical history that began with Renaissance, Beyoncé’s mastery of viral promotion is peerless.
    Mike Wass, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of mastery
Noun
  • His retirement in 1981 spelled the end of a three-decade run of Australian male dominance that included 17 victories in the Davis Cup team event from 1950 to 1977.
    Cindy Shmerler, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Though, in truth, minorities’ dominance of MMA is nothing new.
    Charlie Campbell, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of dominance
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