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governorship

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gov·er·nor·ship  (gvr-nr-shp)
n.
The office, term, or jurisdiction of a governor.
governorship [ˈgʌvənəˌʃɪp]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the office, jurisdiction, or term of a governor
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.governorship - the office of governor
berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
Translations
governorship [ˈgʌvənəʃɪp] N → gobierno m, cargo m de gobernador(a)
governorship
n (= office) → Gouverneursamt nt; (= period) → Amtszeit f → als Gouverneur


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To which Sancho replied, "Ever since I have sniffed the governorship I have got rid of the humours of a squire, and I don't care a wild fig for all the duennas in the world.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
He was so unworldly and so little of a courtier that when the new Emperor Su Tsung returned in triumph to the capital and appointed him Imperial Censor, he fulfilled his new duties by telling his majesty the whole unpalatable truth in a manner strangely free from ornamental apology, and was promptly rewarded with the exile of a provincial governorship.
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
He fought and traveled, attended to his estates in Ireland, to his business in Cornwall, to his governorship in Jersey.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
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