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governorship

American

[guhv-er-ner-ship, -uh-ner-] / ˈgʌv ər nərˌʃɪp, -ə nər- /

noun

the duties, term in office, etc., of a governor.

governorship British

/ ˈɡʌvənəˌʃɪp /

noun

the office, jurisdiction, or term of a governor

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Other Word Forms

subgovernorship

noun

Etymology

Origin of governorship

First recorded in 1635–45; governor + -ship

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The first Latino governor of the state was a swashbuckling old-school Californio who stepped up from being lieutenant governor into the governorship in 1875, after the governor at the time was elected to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Democrats also won Georgia's governorship, electing former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms as the first Black woman governor in US history.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

In November 2025, Abigail Spanberger won Virginia’s governorship in a landslide after promising to make data centers “pay their own way and their fair share.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Predictably, that result has been seized upon as evidence of a collapsing governorship.

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2026

Byrd Machine politician J. Lindsay Almond assumed the governorship and the party line in January 1958.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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