American English pronunciation

How to pronounce governorship

IPA transcription: ['ɡʌvɚnɚ,ʃɪp]

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Noun

  • the office of governor

Usage examples

  • He continued the official ban on the sale of governorships, which was highly popular.
  • After his governorship ended, MacKay retired from active politics.
  • Briefly during his governorship he opposed lynching, preferring the judicial process.
  • It was in this election that Jimmy Carter won the Georgia governorship.
  • Washburn then resigned the governorship, leaving Lieutenant Governor Thomas Talbot as Acting Governor.