directorship

noun

Definition of directorshipnext
as in chieftainship

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  1. helm
  2. chair
  3. headship
  4. presidency
  5. superintendency
Noun
  • The new year marks new beginnings for many, especially at The Estée Lauder Cos., which will have a new chief executive officer at its helm for the first time since 2009.
    Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 30 Dec. 2024
  • This multifaceted superfood oil helms from Chile, and is packaged in a beautiful recyclable tin with artwork that reflects its origins.
    Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of helm
Noun
  • Ramirez-Rosa resigned from that leadership post and from his coveted Zoning Committee chair role after apologizing, leading to a power vacuum in council leadership that was not filled until Johnson tapped vice mayor Ald.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
  • David John Chávez is chair of the American Theatre Critics Association and a two-time juror for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (2022-23).
    David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of chair
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
  • What To Know The announcement about Indonesia was made on Monday by Brazil, which holds the presidency of BRICS for 2025.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Nixon went on to win the presidency eight years later and later left office in disgrace following the Watergate scandal.
    Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 6 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
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