premiership
Britishnoun
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the office of premier
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a championship competition held among a number of sporting clubs
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a victory in such a championship
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Example Sentences
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Jeffrey Rath, a lawyer advocating for separation, wrote on social media on Wednesday that what Smith chooses to do "will be an existential decision for her premiership".
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hanging onto the premiership by the skin of his teeth.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
The speech will be scrutinised even more intensely than usual as Sir Keir Starmer attempts to relaunch his premiership after a disastrous set of election results for Labour.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Clive Betts, the party's joint longest-serving MP, urged the cabinet to take decisive action on Starmer's premiership.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
On the fall of the Rudin� cabinet in May 1892, Giolitti, with the help of a court clique, succeeded to the premiership.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
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