presidentship
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of presidentship
Example Sentences
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The chance of succession to the presidentship is too distant to be thought of.
From The English Constitution by Walter Bagehot
On the 3rd of January, intelligence was received that an outbreak had occurred at Caixas, promoted by the adherents of Bruce on learning the fact of his suspension from the presidentship.
From Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 2 by Thomas Cochrane, Earl of Dundonald
He is deeply involved in the politics of his country, and, as I said before, is a candidate for the next presidentship.
From First Impressions of the New World On Two Travellers from the Old in the Autumn of 1858 by Isabella Strange Trotter
The nation elected its chief, exercised the legislative power in the Champs de Mars under the presidentship of the king, and the judicial power in the courts under the direction of one of his officers.
From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis) Mignet
If this passes during the presidentship of General Jackson, it will immortalize his reign more than paying off the national debt.
From Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) by Frances Milton Trollope
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