American English pronunciation
How to pronounce governorship
IPA transcription: ['ɡʌvɚnɚ,ʃɪp]
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Noun
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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.