editorship

[ ed-i-ter-ship ]

noun

1. the office or function of an editor.
2. editorial direction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of editorship¹

First recorded in 1775–85; editor + -ship

Example Sentences

On Wednesday, Jill Abramson was suddenly ousted from the editorship of The New York Times.

From The Daily Beast

He recounts his editorship of the Forward and his political twists and turns.

From The Daily Beast

I did not authorise, nor was I aware of, phone hacking under my editorship.

From The Daily Beast

That was the Jewish Daily Forward, issued in New York under the editorship of Abraham Cahan.

From The Daily Beast

He used his guest editorship of Heeb Magazine to shoot a Jewish swimsuit calendar.

From The Daily Beast

In the fifth edition one detects a certain discomfort with the false editorship and the praise Richardson permits himself with it.

From Project Gutenberg

A second edition under his own editorship was begun in 1812, and was received with universal favour.

From Project Gutenberg

His collected works, with autobiography, were published in 1865 under the editorship of Charles Hawkins.

From Project Gutenberg

He was highly successful in his church achievements and in his years of editorship of the Central Presbyterian.

From Project Gutenberg

There was one quality of his editorship which we ought not to overlook.

From Project Gutenberg