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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The comparison contains an irony: One of the key bumblers of Suez would nevertheless inherit the British premiership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
But his premiership was marred by his own corruption scandals, and no one sees him as a solution.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Healey served as a minister in the department for five years during Tony Blair's premiership.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
But creating social cohesion where it is lacking, is surely a defining mission of Burnham's premiership.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
His premiership was marked by heated debates on the clerical question, and it was a hostile vote on his Bill against the religious associations that caused the fall of his cabinet.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
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