premiership

/ (ˈprɛmjəʃɪp) /

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noun

the office of premier

a championship competition held among a number of sporting clubs
a victory in such a championship

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Words nearby premiership

Premier Cru, premier danseur, premiere, première danseuse, première partie, premiership, premillenarian, premillennial, premillennialism, premillennialize, Preminger

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How to use premiership in a sentence

During her premiership, inflation fell from a high of 27 percent in 1975 to 2.5 percent by 1986.
How Margaret Thatcher Won the Arguments That Mattered|David Frum|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Netanyahu addressed the summit following one of the most historic days of his premiership.
Netanyahu Balks At Base|Zachary Fenster|July 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Shamir was returning to the premiership under a power-sharing agreement with Shimon Peres's Labor Party.
The Last Revolutionary|Gershom Gorenberg|July 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There was hardly a voice that did not lament his elevation to the premiership.
The Man Who Reinvented India|Noah Kristula-Green|May 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST

There is a new Battle for Britain and winning it will be one of the greatest challenges of David Cameron's premiership.
A Stand-Alone Scotland|Alex Massie|January 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They think that it is ominous of a future premiership and are almost angry with M. de Talleyrand for showing him attention.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino
M. de Rigny has determined not to accept the Premiership which they wish to offer him.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino
During his premiership, the project of imposing internal taxes in America was carried into effect.
Great Events in the History of North and South America|Charles A. Goodrich
At a time when most clever young men of his age were thinking of a scholarship he had finally decided to go in for a premiership.
Modernities|Horace Barnett Samuel
He was succeeded in the Premiership by his brother the Duke of Newcastle.
London and the Kingdom - Volume III|Reginald R. Sharpe